United Arab Emirates - Current Account Balance 2006

Current account balance as % of GDP · World Bank
17.32% +4.15% from 2005 Global rank: 175th

United Arab Emirates's current account balance was 17.32% in 2006, increased +4.15% from 13.17% in 2005. This was the 175th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2006
Current Account Balance by Country - 2006
RankCountryValueYoY
1st São Tomé and Principe -40.38% -93.3%
2nd Grenada -35.36% 2.3%
3rd Montenegro -31.70% -90.4%
4th St. Lucia -29.33% -89.0%
5th Palau -25.20% 6.7%
6th West Bank and Gaza -23.06% 13.4%
7th Iceland -22.66% -45.8%
8th Latvia -22.12% -80.0%
9th Antigua and Barbuda -19.84% -98.4%
10th Maldives -19.17% 18.3%
11th Bulgaria -17.05% -80.9%
12th St. Vincent and the Grenadines -16.46% -17.3%
13th Fiji -16.45% -192.9%
14th Micronesia, Federated States of -15.74% -53.8%
15th Liberia -15.44% -796.3%
16th Georgia -15.38% -45.7%
17th Samoa -15.34% -114.9%
18th Estonia -14.97% -72.5%
19th Sudan -14.35% -104.2%
20th Bahamas, The -13.81% -345.6%
21st Tajikistan -13.16% -2.6%
22nd Nicaragua -13.08% -5.5%
23rd Seychelles -12.37% 34.7%
24th Jordan -11.46% 33.7%
25th Moldova -11.34% -50.0%
26th St. Kitts and Nevis -11.06% -52.9%
27th Greece -10.99% -46.3%
28th Lithuania -10.68% -44.6%
29th Romania -10.67% -21.9%
30th Barbados -10.49% -10.1%
31st Burundi -10.49% -124.8%
32nd Portugal -10.23% -6.7%
33rd Kyrgyz Republic -10.10% -365.8%
34th Jamaica -9.91% -6.7%
35th Madagascar -9.16% 26.9%
36th Serbia -8.86% -13.2%
37th Spain -8.79% -22.2%
38th Kiribati -8.61% 65.6%
39th Mauritius -8.47% -79.2%
40th Burkina Faso -8.31% 19.5%
41st Tonga -8.11% 14.5%
42nd Mozambique -7.94% 7.4%
43rd Croatia -7.88% -8.0%
44th Malta -7.86% 3.8%
45th Bosnia and Herzegovina -7.76% 52.7%
46th Slovak Republic -7.71% -5.3%
47th Guyana -7.59% -33.1%
48th Cabo Verde -7.47% -206.3%
49th Senegal -7.37% -19.7%
50th Albania -7.33% 19.5%
51st Hungary -7.29% -1.3%
52nd New Zealand -7.07% 1.1%
53rd Dominica -6.99% 66.5%
54th Vanuatu -6.86% 25.1%
55th Solomon Islands -6.83% -12.9%
56th Niger -6.60% 7.4%
57th Cyprus -6.37% -19.8%
58th Guinea-Bissau -6.31% -286.1%
59th Gambia, The -6.22% 1.0%
60th Australia -6.17% -3.7%
61st Eswatini -6.12% -83.9%
62nd New Caledonia -5.93% -228.9%
63rd Tanzania -5.92% -12.1%
64th United States -5.91% -2.9%
65th Türkiye -5.57% -34.5%
66th Togo -5.31% 19.8%
67th Sri Lanka -5.30% -152.7%
68th Malawi -5.27% 44.1%
69th Guinea -5.25% -532.0%
70th Guatemala -5.12% -16.4%
71st Lebanon -5.07% 31.4%
72nd Ghana -5.06% -20.9%
73rd El Salvador -4.78% -13.1%
74th Poland -4.65% -40.7%
75th Eritrea -4.63% -1,172.0%
76th Marshall Islands -4.32% -169.0%
77th Rwanda -4.19% -88.0%
78th Pakistan -4.17% -310.7%
79th Costa Rica -4.13% 3.7%
80th Bhutan -4.02% 86.0%
81st South Africa -4.00% -43.3%
82nd Belarus -3.75% -355.8%
83rd Honduras -3.50% -17.8%
84th Dominican Republic -3.40% -158.3%
85th Ireland -3.39% 4.3%
86th Comoros -3.27% 3.0%
87th Uganda -3.19% -907.4%
88th Chad -3.16% 42.6%
89th United Kingdom -3.11% -55.6%
90th Benin -3.09% 10.3%
91st Sierra Leone -2.91% 24.0%
92nd Central African Republic -2.87% 53.9%
93rd Cambodia -2.80% 17.8%
94th Mali -2.66% 62.6%
95th Czechia -2.56% -22.4%
96th Panama -2.48% 59.8%
97th Armenia -2.40% 5.3%
98th Djibouti -2.15% -107.1%
99th Uruguay -1.99% -915.2%
100th Kenya -1.98% -89.0%
101st Colombia -1.85% -38.2%
102nd Tunisia -1.80% -4.7%
103rd Slovenia -1.77% 2.3%
104th Belize -1.60% 84.4%
105th Ukraine -1.45% -149.2%
106th Italy -1.45% -64.3%
107th Haiti -1.11% -1,235.8%
108th Kazakhstan -1.02% -261.7%
109th India -0.99% 18.1%
110th North Macedonia -0.42% 82.9%
111th Mexico -0.32% 49.3%
112th Viet Nam -0.25% 67.8%
113th France 0.02% -78.7%
114th Korea 0.19% -84.8%
115th Congo, Democratic Republic of 0.31% -68.9%
116th Cameroon 0.93% 136.5%
117th Brazil 0.97% -25.7%
118th Thailand 1.04% 125.9%
119th Faroe Islands 1.05% -40.6%
120th Yemen, Republic of 1.08% -71.5%
121st Paraguay 1.24% 297.9%
122nd Zimbabwe 1.28% 296.8%
123rd Canada 1.36% -29.2%
124th Congo, Republic of 1.54% -74.6%
125th Nepal 1.66% -5.2%
126th Bangladesh 1.67% 338.0%
127th Belgium 1.85% -7.3%
128th Morocco 1.86% 17.9%
129th Côte d'Ivoire 1.90% 1,028.7%
130th Lao PDR 2.18% 113.9%
131st Egypt, Arab Republic of 2.45% -20.7%
132nd French Polynesia 2.72% 1,675.7%
133rd Syrian Arab Republic 2.73% 221.4%
134th Argentina 2.79% 13.0%
135th Indonesia 2.98% 480.6%
136th Peru 3.24% 107.3%
137th Israel 3.28% 39.8%
138th Austria 3.29% 44.8%
139th Denmark 3.34% -17.6%
140th Mauritania 3.68% 112.3%
141st Japan 3.80% 7.8%
142nd Ecuador 3.81% 223.5%
143rd Finland 3.94% 37.1%
144th Iraq 4.12% -69.6%
145th Zambia 4.64% 266.7%
146th Papua New Guinea 5.28% -38.1%
147th Philippines 5.45% 194.4%
148th Myanmar 5.47% 4.4%
149th Chile 5.50% 187.3%
150th Germany 5.84% 25.5%
151st Iran, Islamic Republic of 6.31% 13.2%
152nd Luxembourg 6.65% -4.2%
153rd Netherlands 7.75% 16.9%
154th Sweden 8.16% 37.1%
155th China 8.31% 45.9%
156th Suriname 8.40% 237.0%
157th Russian Federation 9.33% -9.6%
158th Uzbekistan 9.98% 56.2%
159th Mongolia 10.90% 214.3%
160th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 11.50% 76.9%
161st Bahrain 11.82% 33.3%
162nd Lesotho 12.00% 152.1%
163rd Aruba 12.57% 156.2%
164th Hong Kong SAR, China 12.69% 6.5%
165th Switzerland 12.77% 12.6%
166th Oman 13.30% -8.8%
167th Namibia 13.53% 200.9%
168th Gabon 14.61% -30.3%
169th Macao SAR, China 14.89% -37.0%
170th Nigeria 15.31% 0.2%
171st Malaysia 16.10% 17.0%
172nd Norway 16.12% -2.0%
173rd Qatar 16.13% -3.8%
174th Turkmenistan 16.81% 207.5%
175th United Arab Emirates 17.32% 31.5%
176th Azerbaijan 17.67% 1,298.0%
177th Angola 18.23% 46.8%
178th Botswana 19.66% 21.0%
179th Bermuda 20.38% -
180th Afghanistan 20.84% -31.0%
181st Algeria 23.50% 18.7%
182nd Singapore 26.89% 15.6%
183rd Tuvalu 27.18% 440.4%
184th Saudi Arabia 27.44% 0.1%
185th Libya 36.89% 3.4%
186th Trinidad and Tobago 38.79% 61.6%
187th Brunei Darussalam 41.36% 8.3%
188th Kuwait 44.62% 19.9%
189th Timor-Leste 119.21% 110.2%

FAQ

What was United Arab Emirates's current account balance in 2006?

United Arab Emirates's current account balance in 2006 was 17.32%. This ranked 175th globally.

How did United Arab Emirates's current account balance change in 2006?

United Arab Emirates's current account balance increased by 31.5% in 2006 compared to 2005.

Which country had the highest current account balance in 2006?

Timor-Leste had the highest current account balance in 2006 at 119.21%.

What is the current account balance of United Arab Emirates in 2006?

The current account balance of United Arab Emirates in 2006 was 17.32%. This ranked 175th globally.

How does 2006 compare to 2005 for United Arab Emirates's current account balance?

United Arab Emirates's current account balance went from 13.17% in 2005 to 17.32% in 2006, a 31.5% increase.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

United Arab Emirates matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2006. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: 3.2%. View full analysis →