Kuwait vs Qatar: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 35.68 billion BoP, current US$ against 31.93 billion BoP, current US$ in Qatar, a difference of 3.76 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 15th and Qatar ranks 16th of 200 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.78 billion BoP, current US$ | 28.53 billion BoP, current US$ | 9.24 billion BoP, current US$ | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 42.31 billion BoP, current US$ | 32.12 billion BoP, current US$ | 10.19 billion BoP, current US$ | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Kuwait, at 35.68 billion BoP, current US$ against 31.93 billion BoP, current US$ in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 3.76 billion BoP, current US$, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for current account balance?
- Kuwait ranks 15th and Qatar ranks 16th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.