Norway vs Qatar: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Norway
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 14.8% against 14.0% in Norway, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Qatar ahead.
Norway ranks 15th and Qatar ranks 13th of 200 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.1% | 15.2% | 7.1% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 14.8% | 0.1% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Norway or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 14.8% against 14.0% in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Norway and Qatar?
- 0.8%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Qatar?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Qatar rank globally for current account balance?
- Norway ranks 15th and Qatar ranks 13th 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 (% of GDP). 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 as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.