United Arab Emirates - Current Account Balance 2013

Current account balance as % of GDP · World Bank
17.87% −0.74% from 2012 Global rank: 186th

United Arab Emirates's current account balance was 17.87% in 2013, decreased +0.74% from 18.61% in 2012. This was the 186th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2013
Current Account Balance by Country - 2013
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Mongolia -37.61% 14.2%
2nd Mozambique -36.36% 10.6%
3rd Liberia -32.82% -57.2%
4th Djibouti -30.75% -31.8%
5th São Tomé and Principe -30.43% -27.4%
6th Lebanon -25.51% -8.8%
7th Afghanistan -25.29% -332.8%
8th Curaçao -25.19% 15.2%
9th St. Vincent and the Grenadines -24.73% 2.3%
10th Bhutan -24.29% -23.0%
11th New Caledonia -17.77% 11.3%
12th Mauritania -17.47% 7.1%
13th Dominica -17.08% 1.4%
14th Grenada -17.06% -13.9%
15th Papua New Guinea -16.23% 18.8%
16th Marshall Islands -15.51% -279.8%
17th Malawi -15.39% -121.8%
18th West Bank and Gaza -14.77% 1.0%
19th Bahamas, The -14.26% 0.2%
20th Guinea -14.20% 27.9%
21st Zimbabwe -13.87% -47.2%
22nd Kyrgyz Republic -13.78% 10.8%
23rd Sudan -13.53% -5.8%
24th Palau -13.03% 32.8%
25th Nicaragua -12.57% -7.2%
26th Seychelles -11.90% 21.5%
27th Aruba -11.81% -428.0%
28th Montenegro -11.57% 24.6%
29th Niger -11.25% -3.7%
30th Guyana -10.94% -47.2%
31st Tanzania -10.93% 5.5%
32nd Turkmenistan -10.82% -494.3%
33rd Lesotho -10.76% 14.5%
34th Burundi -10.54% 46.6%
35th Tajikistan -10.47% -16.7%
36th Jordan -10.17% 31.7%
37th Belarus -10.02% -253.3%
38th Burkina Faso -10.01% -674.6%
39th Sierra Leone -9.82% 53.4%
40th Fiji -9.71% -873.1%
41st Honduras -9.53% -11.6%
42nd Jamaica -9.51% -0.1%
43rd Tonga -9.47% 42.2%
44th Togo -9.44% -100.3%
45th Albania -9.26% 9.2%
46th Ghana -9.08% -3.1%
47th Congo, Democratic Republic of -8.91% -112.2%
48th Antigua and Barbuda -8.78% -8.3%
49th Panama -8.70% 2.4%
50th Ukraine -8.67% -6.5%
51st Senegal -8.19% 6.5%
52nd Tunisia -7.97% 8.3%
53rd Kenya -7.85% -5.1%
54th Lao PDR -7.83% -6.7%
55th Rwanda -7.48% 22.7%
56th Armenia -7.32% 26.6%
57th Gambia, The -7.06% -57.6%
58th El Salvador -6.90% -19.1%
59th Morocco -6.78% 22.9%
60th Cambodia -6.54% 5.8%
61st St. Lucia -6.53% 34.9%
62nd Madagascar -6.51% 12.8%
63rd Somalia, Fed. Rep. -6.34% -
64th Uganda -6.06% -13.2%
65th Mauritius -6.03% 13.8%
66th Samoa -5.61% 13.5%
67th Serbia -5.54% 46.6%
68th Georgia -5.45% 51.1%
69th Benin -5.38% -3.9%
70th South Africa -5.34% -13.8%
71st Bosnia and Herzegovina -5.33% 38.2%
72nd Cabo Verde -5.29% 53.9%
73rd Moldova -5.16% 30.1%
74th Türkiye -5.13% -8.3%
75th Kiribati -5.02% -387.3%
76th Peru -4.85% -69.2%
77th Chile -4.78% 10.3%
78th Costa Rica -4.77% 6.5%
79th Guinea-Bissau -4.73% 40.3%
80th United Kingdom -4.63% -47.2%
81st Barbados -4.46% 40.4%
82nd Guatemala -4.22% -14.1%
83rd Dominican Republic -4.11% 37.3%
84th Comoros -4.04% -24.6%
85th South Sudan -3.89% 75.6%
86th Maldives -3.87% 41.8%
87th Suriname -3.81% -225.1%
88th Yemen, Republic of -3.79% -121.3%
89th Haiti -3.76% -19.7%
90th Chad -3.60% -82.7%
91st Kosovo -3.58% 41.9%
92nd Brazil -3.57% 5.0%
93rd Belize -3.57% -106.5%
94th Cameroon -3.34% -5.6%
95th Sri Lanka -3.30% 41.7%
96th Uruguay -3.29% 9.7%
97th Australia -3.24% 25.6%
98th Colombia -3.24% -3.1%
99th Indonesia -3.19% -19.9%
100th Canada -3.15% 11.0%
101st New Zealand -3.06% 22.2%
102nd Solomon Islands -3.00% -234.2%
103rd Central African Republic -2.94% 47.4%
104th Latvia -2.89% 25.5%
105th St. Kitts and Nevis -2.86% 8.4%
106th India -2.65% 45.0%
107th Equatorial Guinea -2.40% -113.1%
108th Mexico -2.39% -69.8%
109th Mali -2.38% -8.5%
110th Argentina -2.38% -544.3%
111th Thailand -2.10% -70.6%
112th Greece -2.09% 19.4%
113th United States -2.02% 21.7%
114th Poland -1.98% 51.6%
115th Finland -1.88% 15.9%
116th Pakistan -1.71% 8.4%
117th North Macedonia -1.64% 48.2%
118th Cyprus -1.50% 59.8%
119th Côte d'Ivoire -1.48% -70.9%
120th Namibia -1.46% 83.0%
121st Egypt, Arab Republic of -1.23% 64.4%
122nd Romania -1.14% 75.5%
123rd Ecuador -0.97% -478.5%
124th Croatia -0.86% 51.3%
125th Micronesia, Federated States of -0.69% 94.9%
126th Vanuatu -0.68% 89.9%
127th Myanmar -0.64% 64.9%
128th France -0.60% 71.9%
129th Zambia -0.58% -111.8%
130th Czechia -0.52% 66.2%
131st Estonia -0.13% 92.9%
132nd Libya 0.01% -100.0%
133rd Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.42% -95.5%
134th Algeria 0.52% -90.4%
135th Paraguay 0.87% 147.8%
136th Japan 0.89% -6.4%
137th Belgium 0.97% 1,296.4%
138th Italy 1.04% 616.5%
139th Bulgaria 1.22% 243.5%
140th Bangladesh 1.37% 590.1%
141st Russian Federation 1.46% -55.2%
142nd Hong Kong SAR, China 1.52% -3.7%
143rd China 1.52% -38.7%
144th Portugal 1.54% 203.4%
145th Lithuania 1.71% 208.1%
146th Austria 1.75% 17.5%
147th Uzbekistan 1.80% 0.4%
148th Kazakhstan 1.91% 51.4%
149th Spain 2.08% 1,232.0%
150th Israel 2.24% 834.5%
151st Eritrea 2.28% -81.7%
152nd Ireland 2.40% 171.4%
153rd Malta 2.50% 53.5%
154th Tuvalu 2.85% 104.2%
155th Slovak Republic 2.91% 213.6%
156th Hungary 2.99% 163.3%
157th French Polynesia 3.27% 138.5%
158th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3.44% -52.4%
159th Malaysia 3.47% -32.0%
160th Slovenia 3.52% 149.4%
161st Viet Nam 3.62% -23.7%
162nd Nigeria 3.66% 38.7%
163rd Philippines 4.01% 51.1%
164th Botswana 4.53% 176.8%
165th Sweden 4.71% -14.4%
166th Iran, Islamic Republic of 5.08% 5.8%
167th Luxembourg 5.20% 4.3%
168th Nepal 5.23% 24.9%
169th Korea 5.39% 47.4%
170th Angola 5.47% -43.3%
171st Oman 5.88% -34.6%
172nd Germany 6.73% -6.4%
173rd Iceland 6.82% 334.0%
174th Iraq 6.86% 6.5%
175th Bahrain 7.12% -11.7%
176th Denmark 7.38% 21.8%
177th Netherlands 7.90% 5.1%
178th Gabon 8.31% -27.8%
179th Norway 10.16% -24.9%
180th Switzerland 10.28% 9.0%
181st Congo, Republic of 10.79% -21.0%
182nd Eswatini 10.91% 110.8%
183rd Bermuda 13.00% -10.5%
184th Singapore 15.71% -11.0%
185th Azerbaijan 16.49% -22.9%
186th United Arab Emirates 17.87% -4.0%
187th Saudi Arabia 18.33% -20.7%
188th Trinidad and Tobago 19.51% 37.0%
189th Brunei Darussalam 20.88% -30.0%
190th Qatar 30.42% -8.3%
191st Macao SAR, China 39.32% 1.2%
192nd Kuwait 39.90% -12.2%
193rd Nauru 48.58% 41.2%
194th Timor-Leste 171.24% -25.0%

FAQ

What was United Arab Emirates's current account balance in 2013?

United Arab Emirates's current account balance in 2013 was 17.87%. This ranked 186th globally.

How did United Arab Emirates's current account balance change in 2013?

United Arab Emirates's current account balance decreased by 4.0% in 2013 compared to 2012.

Which country had the highest current account balance in 2013?

Timor-Leste had the highest current account balance in 2013 at 171.24%.

What is the current account balance of United Arab Emirates in 2013?

The current account balance of United Arab Emirates in 2013 was 17.87%. This ranked 186th globally.

How does 2013 compare to 2012 for United Arab Emirates's current account balance?

United Arab Emirates's current account balance went from 18.61% in 2012 to 17.87% in 2013, a 4.0% decrease.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

United Arab Emirates matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2013. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: 7.1%. View full analysis →