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Current account balance — Qatar

Current account balance in Qatar in 2031 — 14.4%. Ranked 8 in the world out of 188. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 111.1 pp.

2031 14.4% +0.6 pp vs 2030
World rank 8of 188
Period maximum 125.5%1980
Period minimum -30.9%1997

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of GDP

Current account balance — Qatar, 1980–2031-5005010015019801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: 125.5%1981: 111.5%1982: 87.1%1983: 67.3%1984: 98.8%1985: 73.2%1986: 39.3%1987: 46.1%1988: 38.5%1989: 52.5%1990: -10.6%1991: -15.6%1992: -16.7%1993: -21.6%1994: -19.2%1995: -27.6%1996: -27.3%1997: -30.9%1998: -25.5%1999: 0.8%2000: 9.2%2001: 23.7%2002: 19.8%2003: 24.3%2004: 24.6%2005: 16.8%2006: 16.1%2007: 15.1%2008: 23.6%2009: 7.2%2010: 20%2011: 31.1%2012: 33.2%2013: 30.4%2014: 24%2015: 8.5%2016: -5.5%2017: 4%2018: 9.1%2019: 2.4%2020: -2.1%2021: 14.6%2022: 26.8%2023: 16.8%2024: 17.3%2025: 14.5%2026: 11%2027: 9.9%2028: 10.3%2029: 12.5%2030: 13.8%2031: 14.4%
Change over the period: −111.1 pp Annual average: -2.18 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Qatar

Qatar 14.4%
World computed 0.28%
Middle East & North Africa computed 1.02%
Western Asia computed 0.8%
High-income countries computed 0.13%
Current account balance — Qatar, by year Qatar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 14.4 +0.6 pp
2030 13.8 +1.3 pp
2029 12.5 +2.2 pp
2028 10.3 +0.4 pp
2027 9.9 −1.1 pp
2026 11 −3.5 pp
2025 14.5 −2.8 pp
2024 17.3 +0.5 pp
2023 16.8 −10 pp
2022 26.8 +12.2 pp
2021 14.6 +16.7 pp
2020 -2.1 −4.5 pp
2019 2.4 −6.7 pp
2018 9.1 +5.1 pp
2017 4 +9.5 pp
2016 -5.5 −14 pp
2015 8.5 −15.5 pp
2014 24 −6.4 pp
2013 30.4 −2.8 pp
2012 33.2 +2.1 pp
2011 31.1 +11.1 pp
2010 20 +12.8 pp
2009 7.2 −16.4 pp
2008 23.6 +8.5 pp
2007 15.1 −1 pp
2006 16.1 −0.7 pp
2005 16.8 −7.8 pp
2004 24.6 +0.3 pp
2003 24.3 +4.5 pp
2002 19.8 −3.9 pp
2001 23.7 +14.5 pp
2000 9.2 +8.4 pp
1999 0.8 +26.3 pp
1998 -25.5 +5.4 pp
1997 -30.9 −3.6 pp
1996 -27.3 +0.3 pp
1995 -27.6 −8.4 pp
1994 -19.2 +2.4 pp
1993 -21.6 −4.9 pp
1992 -16.7 −1.1 pp
1991 -15.6 −5 pp
1990 -10.6 −63.1 pp
1989 52.5 +14 pp
1988 38.5 −7.6 pp
1987 46.1 +6.8 pp
1986 39.3 −33.9 pp
1985 73.2 −25.6 pp
1984 98.8 +31.5 pp
1983 67.3 −19.8 pp
1982 87.1 −24.4 pp
1981 111.5 −14 pp
1980 125.5 —

Western Asia, 2031

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

QA Qatar 14.4 KW Kuwait 14.3 AE United Arab Emirates 9 OM Oman 5.6 IL Israel 2.8 BH Bahrain 2 AZ Azerbaijan 0.6 TR Türkiye -1.2 SA Saudi Arabia -3.8 AM Armenia -4.4 JO Jordan -4.6 GE Georgia -5 IQ Iraq -5.6 YE Yemen -7.8 CY Cyprus -10.5
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About the indicator

The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP: trade in goods and services, primary income (interest, dividends, compensation of employees) and secondary income (transfers). A surplus means a country earns more abroad than it spends and is building up external assets; a persistent deficit has to be financed by an inflow of capital.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.

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