United Arab Emirates Current Account Balance: % of GDP
1996 - 2024 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about United Arab Emirates Current Account Balance: % of GDP
- United Arab Emirates Current Account surplus accounted for 14.5 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2024, compared with a 13.1 % surplus in the previous year.
- United Arab Emirates Current Account Balance: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1996 to Dec 2024, with an average value of 3.1 %.
- The data reached an all-time high of 20.3 % in Dec 2012 and a record low of -0.1 % in Dec 1998.
CEIC calculates annual Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP from annual Current Account Balance and annual Nominal GDP. The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates provides Current Account Balance in local currency based on BPM6. Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre provides Nominal GDP in local currency based on SNA 2008. Current Account Balance prior to 2023 is based on BPM5. Nominal GDP prior to 2010 is based on SNA 1993.
Key information about United Arab Emirates Current Account Balance: % of GDP
- In the latest reports of United Arab Emirates, Current Account recorded a surplus of 80.0 USD bn in Dec 2024.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 45.6 USD bn in Dec 2024.
- United Arab Emirates Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 77.2 USD bn in Dec 2024.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 54.0 USD bn in Dec 2024.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 136.8 USD bn in Mar 2025.
View United Arab Emirates's Current Account Balance: % of GDP from 1996 to 2024 in the chart:
What was United Arab Emirates's Current Account Balance: % of GDP in 2024?
United Arab Emirates Current Account surplus accounted for 14.5 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2024, compared with a 13.1 % surplus in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.5 2024 | 13.1 2023 | -0.1 1998 | 20.3 2012 | % | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
Current Account Balance: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | -3.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Algeria (%) | -3.7 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2024 |
| Argentina (%) | -1.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Armenia (%) | -7.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Jun 2025 |
| Australia (%) | -2.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Sep 2025 |
| Austria (%) | -1.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1970 - Jun 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 6.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Jun 2025 |
| Bahrain (%) | 3.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Jun 2025 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 0.0 2025 | yearly | 1998 - 2025 |
| Belarus (%) | 0.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2025 |
| Belgium (%) | -2.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Bolivia (%) | -3.9 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | -2.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Botswana (%) | 9.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Brazil (%) | -3.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Brunei (%) | 13.8 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Dec 2024 |
| Bulgaria (%) | -3.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Cambodia (%) | -0.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2025 |
| Canada (%) | -1.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1957 - Sep 2025 |
| Chile (%) | -5.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| China (%) | 3.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Colombia (%) | -2.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2025 |
| Croatia (%) | -8.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Cyprus (%) | -2.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2025 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 0.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 15.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Ecuador (%) | 8.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Egypt (%) | -2.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2001 - Jun 2025 |
| Estonia (%) | 0.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| European Union (%) | 2.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Finland (%) | 2.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| France (%) | -0.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Georgia (%) | -2.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2025 |
| Germany (%) | 4.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Sep 2025 |
| Ghana (%) | 4.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Greece (%) | -5.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 12.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | 2.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | -6.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| India (%) | -0.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Indonesia (%) | 1.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Iran (%) | 2.2 2025 | yearly | 1997 - 2025 |
| Ireland (%) | 8.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Israel (%) | 0.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Italy (%) | 2.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | -4.1 2024 | yearly | 1975 - 2024 |
| Japan (USD mn) | 29,402.7 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | -6.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Jun 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | -4.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Jun 2025 |
| Kenya (%) | -1.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Jun 2025 |
| South Korea (USD mn) | 7,498.1 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Oct 2025 |
| Kosovo (%) | -17.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2025 |
| Kuwait (%) | 21.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Jun 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | -41.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Laos (%) | 3.3 2024 | yearly | 1984 - 2024 |
| Latvia (%) | -3.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | -2.8 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
| Lithuania (%) | 3.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 3.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 36.3 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 1.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Malawi (%) | -17.0 2023 | yearly | 1977 - 2023 |
| Malaysia (%) | 2.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Malta (%) | 8.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Mauritius (%) | -8.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Jun 2025 |
| Mexico (%) | 0.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | -21.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2025 |
| Mongolia (%) | 2.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Montenegro (%) | 2.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2025 |
| Morocco (%) | -4.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Jun 2025 |
| Mozambique (%) | -11.2 2024 | yearly | 1980 - 2024 |
| Nepal (%) | 6.7 2025 | yearly | 2001 - 2025 |
| Netherlands (%) | 4.4 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1987 - Jun 2025 |
| New Zealand (%) | -3.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1987 - Jun 2025 |
| Nigeria (%) | 11.5 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Jun 2024 |
| Norway (%) | 13.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Sep 2025 |
| Oman (%) | 2.9 2024 | yearly | 1980 - 2024 |
| Pakistan (%) | 0.5 2025 | yearly | 1977 - 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | -22.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2025 |
| Panama (%) | 2.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Jun 2025 |
| Paraguay (%) | -6.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Peru (%) | 2.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Philippines (%) | -4.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Jun 2025 |
| Poland (%) | -2.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Portugal (%) | 4.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Qatar (%) | 14.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2025 |
| Romania (%) | -8.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Russia (%) | 0.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Jun 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | -4.6 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Jun 2025 |
| Serbia (%) | -4.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| Singapore (%) | 17.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovakia (%) | -3.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | 5.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| South Africa (%) | -1.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1960 - Jun 2025 |
| Spain (%) | 3.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 2.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2025 |
| Sudan (%) | -8.5 2021 | yearly | 1977 - 2021 |
| Sweden (%) | 5.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | 4.7 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1983 - Jun 2025 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | 6.5 2024 | yearly | 2012 - 2024 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | 35,771.783 2024 | yearly | 2012 - 2024 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 100,505.393 2024 | yearly | 2012 - 2024 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 15.0 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Mar 2025 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (AED bn) | 673.115 2030 | yearly | 1991 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (AED bn) | 747.882 2030 | yearly | 1999 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (AED bn) | 800.236 2030 | yearly | 1990 - 2030 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | 77,168.1 2024 | yearly | 1980 - 2024 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 79,972.8 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 14.5 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 45,636.5 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 8.3 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | 54,023.145 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | 45.148 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (AED bn) | -265.500 2018 | yearly | 2001 - 2018 |
| BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (AED bn) | 263.800 2018 | yearly | 2001 - 2018 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: Mining and Quarrying (AED mn) | 38,519.597 2016 | yearly | 2005 - 2016 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 4.1 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Dec 2024 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 24.1 2024 | yearly | 2013 - 2024 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 290,235.916 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jun 1991 - Oct 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 715,835.521 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jun 1991 - Oct 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 15.8 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jun 1992 - Oct 2025 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 1.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Nov 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 256,900.8 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jun 1973 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 44.370 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2012 - Mar 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 6.0 Mar 2025 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Mar 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 9,598.366 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1974 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 872,326.361 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 2003 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 14.3 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Oct 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 459,291.6 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Aug 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 7.6 Aug 2025 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Aug 2025 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 149,138.4 Sep 2025 | monthly | Dec 2013 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 552,379.846 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 2013 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 8.44 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 2014 - Oct 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 67.32 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Mar 2025 |
| Money Supply: M0 (AED mn) | 166,736.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Oct 2025 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (AED mn) | 1,065,891.400 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 2007 - Oct 2025 |
| Money Supply: M3 (AED mn) | 3,167,336.821 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 2007 - Oct 2025 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2 (AED mn) | 2,628,905.951 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 2007 - Oct 2025 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio: Current, Savings and Call Deposits (%) | 11.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Nov 2025 |
| Banks Deposits (AED mn) | 3,203,618.560 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 2003 - Oct 2025 |
| Banks Credit: Gross: Residents (AED mn) | 1,486,531.000 Jun 2018 | monthly | Dec 2013 - Jun 2018 |
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