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United Arab Emirates (The UAE) Current Account Balance (% GDP) Statistics

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Country or Region: United Arab Emirates (The UAE) › Change country
Economic Indicator: Current Account Balance (% GDP) › See all United Arab Emirates indicators, › See Current Account Balance (% GDP) data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2016
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: UAE Dirham
Currency Symbol: AED

Current account is all transactions other than those in financial and capital items. The major classifications are goods and services, income and current transfers. The focus of the BOP is on transactions (between an economy and the rest of the world) in goods, services, and income. See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency) Current account balance (U.S. dollars).

Current Account Balance (% GDP) Statistics for United Arab Emirates (The UAE), Year 2010 - In Detail

Current Account Balance (% GDP) for United Arab Emirates in year 2010 is 7.709 %

This makes United Arab Emirates No. 18 in world rankings according to Current Account Balance (% GDP) in year 2010. The world's average Current Account Balance (% GDP) value is -2.68 %; United Arab Emirates is 10.39 more than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, Current Account Balance (% GDP) for United Arab Emirates was 3.04 % Current Account Balance (% GDP) for United Arab Emirates in 2010 was or will be 153.34% more than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, Current Account Balance (% GDP) for United Arab Emirates was or will be 10.36 %, which is 34.43% more than the 2010 figure.

* Source: IMF
Current Account Balance (% GDP) for United Arab Emirates, in other Years
Year %
  2016 11.205
  2015 11.444
  2014 10.193
  2013 9.494
  2012 10.546
  2011 10.363
2010 7.709
  2009 3.043
  2008 7.408
  2007 5.973
  2006 15.372
  2005 11.555
  2004 5.597
  2003 5.197
  2002 2.473
  2001 7.535
  2000 13.791
  1999 4.374
  1998 1.32
  1997 8.608
  1996 6.129
  1995 0.169
  1994 0.05
  1993 5.701
  1992 4.356
  1991 2.726
  1990 16.179
  1989 10.327
  1988 7.657
  1987 11.454
  1986 8.044
  1985 18.531
  1984 19.636
  1983 13.715
  1982 16.727
  1981 23.917
  1980 24.964