{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"ae-current-account-balance-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ae-current-account-balance-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/ae-current-account-balance-gdp/","title":"United Arab Emirates Current Account Balance (% of GDP) (2024)","description":"United Arab Emirates's Current Account Balance (% of GDP): 14.5 % of GDP in 2024, +1.4pp YoY. World Bank (BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS), 2023–2024.","domain":"macro","category":"Economy & Macro","keywords":["Economy & Macro","World Bank","United Arab Emirates","2024"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"United Arab Emirates","temporal_coverage":"2023/2024","unit":"% of GDP","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"United Arab Emirates Current Account Balance (% of GDP)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS?locations=AE"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2023–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"2"},{"label":"Geography","value":"United Arab Emirates"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"United Arab Emirates (2024)","value":"14.5","unit":"% of GDP","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+1.4pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+1.4pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"2","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"United Arab Emirates Current Account Balance (% of GDP)"}],"observation_count":2,"observations":[{"period":"2023","value":13.1295797567307},{"period":"2024","value":14.4792979326645}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of GDP"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"14.5","yoyChange":"+1.4pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"13.1","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the current account balance (trade in goods and services + primary income + transfers) as a share of GDP in United Arab Emirates from 1990 to present. The current account is the primary measure of external balance and currency sustainability. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2023–2024 (2 observations)."},{"question":"Why is the history so short?","answer":"World Bank began publishing this series recently, so only 2 observations are available (2023–2024). It is a new series rather than an incomplete one, and will lengthen with each future round."}]}