United Arab Emirates Current Account Balance

Current and historical current account balance data for United Arab Emirates, including latest value (14.48), trend, international ranking, comparison and sou
COUNTRY: United Arab Emirates
UNIT: percent of GDP
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
CACHE: partial
UPDATED: 2026-06-05T19:35:27+02:00
Economy Data Rating
United Arab Emirates · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
A
77 / 100
Strong stability
Fiscal stability 21.4 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 19.8 / 20
External stability 5.1 / 15
Financial robustness 9.9 / 15
Structural stability 4.8 / 10
Future capacity 8 / 10
Demographic capacity 5 / 5
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 90% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 2023–2024 20232024
2023 2024
Selected year: 2024 · Value: n/a 2024

United Arab Emirates · current account balance as a percentage of gdp.

2023–2024
14.48 percent of GDP
13.13 percent of GDP
13.8 percent of GDP
6 selected year
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2023 2024
current account balance rate reference line

Countries by current account balance

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Kuwait 29.15 high
Singapore 18 high
Ireland 17.4 high
Qatar 17.29 high
Norway 15.58 high
United Arab Emirates 14.48 medium
Hong Kong 13.39 medium
Denmark 12.2 medium

Interpretation

short note

This external-sector indicator helps assess cross-border flows, reserves and external vulnerability.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

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Comparison

latest
Saudi Arabia -1.31
Qatar 17.29
Kuwait 29.15
China 2.26

Related indicators

internal links
Exports NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS
Imports NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS
Trade Openness NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
Foreign Reserves FI.RES.TOTL.CD

Source layer

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS

Cache: partial · Updated: 2026-06-05T19:35:27+02:00

United Arab Emirates Snapshot

country profile
Population 10.99 m
GDP 552.32 bn
Debt/GDP 1.8%
Inflation 1.66%
Unemployment 2.17%
Currency n/a
Region Middle East
Income group High income

United Arab Emirates Current Account Balance: data context and use

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The selected indicator is Current Account Balance for United Arab Emirates. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

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