Qatar - Current account balance (% of GDP)

Current account balance (% of GDP) in Qatar was -2.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 33.18 in 2012, while its lowest value was -5.45 in 2016.

Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
2011 31.07
2012 33.18
2013 30.42
2014 23.96
2015 8.50
2016 -5.45
2017 3.99
2018 9.08
2019 2.42
2020 -2.50

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments