Background Note | HBS Case Collection | 1998 (Revised from original 1997 version)

Note on the Balance of Payments

by Louis T. Wells Jr.

Abstract

Describes the construction of the balance of payments and defines frequently used measures taken from the balance of payments.

Keywords: Financial Statements; International Finance;

Citation:

Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Note on the Balance of Payments." Harvard Business School Background Note 797-091, December 1998. (Revised from original January 1997 version.)