Qatar vs United Arab Emirates: Current account balance (credit less debit), Percent of GDP (Balance)

Qatar
11.61
in 2030
United Arab Emirates
10.86
in 2030
Qatar rank
2nd
United Arab Emirates rank
3rd

Current account balance (credit less debit), Percent of GDP (Balance) over time

  • Qatar
  • United Arab Emirates
-100102030200020152030

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 11.61 against 10.86 in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.75.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 31 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Qatar ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd of 32 countries.

Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2000s 18.04 8.92 9.12 Qatar
2010s 15.72 9.79 5.93 Qatar
2020s 13.02 11.67 1.35 Qatar
2030s 11.61 10.86 0.7446 Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance (credit less debit), percent of gdp (balance), Qatar or United Arab Emirates?
Qatar, at 11.61 against 10.86 in United Arab Emirates as of 2030.
What is the difference in current account balance (credit less debit), percent of gdp (balance) between Qatar and United Arab Emirates?
0.75, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United Arab Emirates?
31 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2030.
How do Qatar and United Arab Emirates rank globally for current account balance (credit less debit), percent of gdp (balance)?
Qatar ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd of 32 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Current account balance (credit less debit), Percent of GDP (Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, Sixth Edition (BPM6)). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Qatar vs United Arab Emirates: Current account balance (credit less debit), Percent of GDP (Balance). Statizoid, drawing on International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://financial-sector.statizoid.com/compare/current-account-balance-credit-less-debit-percent-of-gdp-balance-of-payments-and/qatar/united-arab-emirates/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://financial-sector.statizoid.com/compare/current-account-balance-credit-less-debit-percent-of-gdp-balance-of-payments-and/qatar/united-arab-emirates/">Qatar vs United Arab Emirates: Current account balance (credit less debit), Percent of GDP (Balance)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Current account balance (credit less debit), Percent of GDP (Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, Sixth Edition (BPM6))
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
45 places, 1,290 data points, 2000–2030
Last refreshed

The Middle East and Central Asia Department Regional Economic Outlook (MCDREO) provides information on recent economic developments and prospects for 32 countries and territories: Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Georgia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyz Republic, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, West Bank and Gaza, and Yemen. These countries and territories are divided into two main nonoverlapping groups, based on export earnings, namely (1) oil exporters; and (2) oil importers. The oil importers group comprises (1) emerging market and middle-income countries (EM&MI) and (2) low-income countries (LICs) based on the income level. Additional analytical and regional groups might be used to provide a more granular breakdown for analysis and continuity.