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the claim

Net capital outflow equals the trade balance in an open economy.

the verdict
COMMON KNOWLEDGE
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Is it true that net capital outflow equals the trade balance in an open economy?

The relationship between net capital outflow and the trade balance is an accounting identity in macroeconomics where no citation is required.

Verdict: COMMON KNOWLEDGE · 0 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

The analysis

The claim states an accounting identity of open-economy macroeconomics (the national income identity, where net capital outflow equals net exports or the trade balance). As a matter of definitional accounting, it is common knowledge and does not depend on empirical papers for verification.

What does the evidence say?

The claim states an accounting identity of open-economy macroeconomics (the national income identity, where net capital outflow equals net exports or the trade balance). As a matter of definitional accounting, it is common knowledge and does not depend on empirical papers for verification.

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first checked04 Aug 2026
judged → COMMON KNOWLEDGE · 9504 Aug 2026
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