Korea vs United Arab Emirates: Current account balance (credit less debit), US dollar
Current account balance (credit less debit), US dollar over time
- Korea
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Korea currently reports 128.68 billion against 73.68 billion in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 55.00 billion.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.7 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1980 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Korea ranks 4th and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 26 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 112.90 million | 6.00 billion | 5.89 billion | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | -44.92 million | 3.62 billion | 3.67 billion | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 11.66 billion | 15.85 billion | 4.19 billion | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 66.91 billion | 39.33 billion | 27.58 billion | Korea |
| 2020s | 88.67 billion | 66.08 billion | 22.60 billion | Korea |
| 2030s | 126.48 billion | 71.79 billion | 54.69 billion | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance (credit less debit), us dollar, Korea or United Arab Emirates?
- Korea, at 128.68 billion against 73.68 billion in United Arab Emirates as of 2031.
- What is the difference in current account balance (credit less debit), us dollar between Korea and United Arab Emirates?
- 55.00 billion, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United Arab Emirates?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2031.
- How do Korea and United Arab Emirates rank globally for current account balance (credit less debit), us dollar?
- Korea ranks 4th and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Current account balance (credit less debit), US dollar (9/26/2025). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is created during the biannual WEO exercise, which begins in January and June of each year and results in the April and September/October WEO publication. Selected series from the publication are available in a database format.