Which has higher capital accounts, Switzerland or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 345.03 billion against 341.82 billion in Switzerland as of 2015.

What is the difference in capital accounts between Switzerland and United Arab Emirates?

3.21 billion, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United Arab Emirates?

32 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund, published as Capital Accounts (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Switzerland vs United Arab Emirates: Capital Accounts

Switzerland

341.82 billion

in 2016

United Arab Emirates

345.03 billion

in 2015

Switzerland rank

55th

United Arab Emirates rank

54th

Capital Accounts over time

Switzerland
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 345.03 billion against 341.82 billion in Switzerland, a difference of 3.21 billion.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Switzerland ahead.

Switzerland ranks 55th and United Arab Emirates ranks 54th of 155 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Switzerland	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1980s	51.95 billion	17.22 billion	34.73 billion	Switzerland
1990s	106.20 billion	23.34 billion	82.86 billion	Switzerland
2000s	217.01 billion	94.71 billion	122.31 billion	Switzerland
2010s	263.77 billion	307.80 billion	44.03 billion	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher capital accounts, Switzerland or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 345.03 billion against 341.82 billion in Switzerland as of 2015.
What is the difference in capital accounts between Switzerland and United Arab Emirates?: 3.21 billion, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United Arab Emirates?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2015.
How do Switzerland and United Arab Emirates rank globally for capital accounts?: Switzerland ranks 55th and United Arab Emirates ranks 54th of 155 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund, published as Capital Accounts (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Capital Accounts (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency)
Source: International Monetary Fund
Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 158 places, 5,804 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.