United Arab Emirates Current Account Balance (% of GDP) (2024)
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.
United Arab Emirates (2024)
14.5
% of GDP
+1.4pp YoY
YoY Change
+1.4pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
2
years of data
Data
| Year | % of GDP | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.5 | +1.4pp |
| 2023 | 13.1 | n/a |
About this Dataset
United Arab Emirates recorded 14.5 % of GDP in 2024. The latest change was +1.4pp. World Bank has published two observations so far, 2023 and 2024.
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.
Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
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.
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).
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.