Current account balance (% of GDP) in United Arab Emirates stood at 13.3% of GDP in 2025, according to IMF. The latest value is down 1.7 percentage points from 15% of GDP in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 4.6% of GDP (up 8.7 percentage points since). The highest value since 1980 was 24.2% of GDP in 1980, the lowest 0.1% of GDP in 1994. United Arab Emirates ranked 3rd highest of the 52 countries in this dataset in 2025; Singapore ranked first.
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Current account balance (% of GDP), measured in % of GDP, measures the total economic output of United Arab Emirates. It represents the broadest indicator of economic activity, capturing production, income, and expenditure across all sectors — from manufacturing and services to agriculture and government. GDP can be calculated three ways: by adding up all expenditures (consumption + investment + government spending + net exports), by summing all incomes earned, or by totaling value added at each production stage. In United Arab Emirates, the statistical agency compiles GDP data through comprehensive surveys of businesses, government records, and household expenditure patterns. While GDP per capita provides insight into average living standards, it does not capture income distribution, environmental costs, or unpaid work like caregiving. Nevertheless, GDP growth remains the most widely followed metric for assessing whether an economy is expanding or contracting.
Current account balance (% of GDP) in United Arab Emirates stood at 13.3% of GDP in 2025, according to IMF.
The latest value is down 1.7 percentage points from 15% of GDP in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 4.6% of GDP (up 8.7 percentage points since).
United Arab Emirates ranked 3rd highest of the 52 countries in this dataset in 2025; Singapore ranked first.
The highest value since 1980 was 24.2% of GDP in 1980, the lowest 0.1% of GDP in 1994.
| Indicator | Current account balance (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| Category | Macroeconomics |
| Unit | % of GDP |
| Source | IMF |
| Interactive chart | View on EconDash |
| API access | EconDash API documentation |
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International Monetary Fund. (2026). Current account balance (% of GDP) — United Arab Emirates [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/current-account-balance-2/ARE. Original source: https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/BCA_NGDPD@WEO/WEOWORLD
International Monetary Fund. "Current account balance (% of GDP) — United Arab Emirates." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/current-account-balance-2/ARE. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/BCA_NGDPD@WEO/WEOWORLD.
International Monetary Fund. 2026. "Current account balance (% of GDP) — United Arab Emirates." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/current-account-balance-2/ARE. Original source: https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/BCA_NGDPD@WEO/WEOWORLD.
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author = {{International Monetary Fund}},
title = {{Current account balance (\% of GDP) --- United Arab Emirates}},
howpublished = {EconDash},
year = {2026},
url = {https://econdash.org/chart/current-account-balance-2/ARE},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/BCA\_NGDPD@WEO/WEOWORLD}
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IMF projection for 2026: 4.8% of GDP