Ireland vs Qatar: Current account balance as a share of GDP

Ireland
17.4%
in 2024
Qatar
17.3%
in 2024
Ireland rank
6th
Qatar rank
7th

Current account balance as a share of GDP over time

  • Ireland
  • Qatar
-2002040200520142024

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 17.4% against 17.3% in Qatar, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Qatar ahead.

Ireland ranks 6th and Qatar ranks 7th of 193 countries.

Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Qatar Difference Ahead
2010s -0.8% 15.2% 16.0% Qatar
2020s 7.9% 14.7% 6.7% Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance as a share of gdp, Ireland or Qatar?
Ireland, at 17.4% against 17.3% in Qatar as of 2024.
What is the difference in current account balance as a share of gdp between Ireland and Qatar?
0.1%, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Qatar?
14 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Qatar rank globally for current account balance as a share of gdp?
Ireland ranks 6th and Qatar ranks 7th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund – processed by Our World in Data, published as Current account balance as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ireland vs Qatar: Current account balance as a share of GDP. Statizoid, drawing on International Monetary Fund – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/current-account-balance-as-a-proportion-of-gdp/ireland/qatar/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/current-account-balance-as-a-proportion-of-gdp/ireland/qatar/">Ireland vs Qatar: Current account balance as a share of GDP</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Current account balance as a share of GDP
Unit
%
Source
International Monetary Fund – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,374 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%).