capital account
International money tracker
Capital account refers to a section of financial records tracking ownership and investment.
In business accounting, it shows an owner's or partner's equity stake in a company: The partner's capital account grew after she reinvested her profits.
In international economics, the capital account is a component of the balance of payments that tracks cross-border transfers of assets and liabilities—investment flows, loans, and purchases of foreign assets: The country's capital account showed a surplus as foreign investment increased.
Nation's international transaction record
- FDIInternational business capital infusion
- foreign investmentFunds placed in another country
- direct investmentOwnership conferring business control
- external debtObligations to overseas creditors
financial derivatives · surplus · deficit · cross-border · repatriation · remittances
Currency conversion value
- convertibilityCapacity for free exchange
- currency reservesStored foreign monetary assets
- appreciationRecognition of worth
- depreciationAsset value reduction over time
devaluation · revaluation · floating · pegging · fixed rate · currency crisis · hot money · speculation
Steadiness or amount owed
- debitsRecorded account reductions
- creditsUnits toward graduation
- ledgerFinancial record book
- double-entryAccounting with paired entries
journal · bookkeeping · posting · equity · retained earnings · drawings · contributions · appropriations
Assets less debts
- national wealthAggregate resources of state
- depreciationAsset value reduction over time
- public investmentGovernment spending on shared assets
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
balance of payments
Nation's international transaction record
- FDIInternational business capital infusion
- foreign investmentFunds placed in another country
- direct investmentOwnership conferring business control
external debt · financial derivatives · surplus · deficit · cross-border · repatriation · remittances
exchange rate
Currency conversion value
- convertibilityCapacity for free exchange
- currency reservesStored foreign monetary assets
- appreciationRecognition of worth
depreciation · devaluation · revaluation · floating · pegging · fixed rate · currency crisis · hot money · speculation · carry trade
balance
Steadiness or amount owed
double-entry · journal · bookkeeping · posting · equity · retained earnings · drawings · contributions · appropriations
net worth
Assets less debts
- national wealthAggregate resources of state
- depreciationAsset value reduction over time
- public investmentGovernment spending on shared assets
capital accountcurrent account
Bank account for regular transactions
expense account · operating expenses · income statement · working capital · operational costs
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