Consider a country's balance of payments.An excess of receipts over payments on the current account

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The balance of payments consists of the current account and the capital (and financial) account. An excess of receipts over payments in the current account must be balanced by an excess of payments over receipts in the capital account, ensuring the overall balance of payments balances. This is because if a country exports more than it imports (current account surplus), it is essentially lending money to the rest of the world, which is reflected as a net outflow (or payment excess) in the capital account.

Consider a Country's Balance of Payments