Algeria vs Nigeria: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets

Algeria
10.25 trillion
in 2008
Nigeria
8.60 trillion
in 2008
Algeria rank
13th
Nigeria rank
15th

Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets over time

  • Algeria
  • Nigeria
02.5T5.0T7.5T10.0T195919832008

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 10.25 trillion against 8.60 trillion in Nigeria, a difference of 1.65 trillion.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 13th and Nigeria ranks 15th of 178 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 1.67 billion 109.76 million 1.56 billion Algeria
1970s 2.52 billion 1.91 billion 607.76 million Algeria
1980s -14.16 billion 5.09 billion 19.24 billion Nigeria
1990s 13.97 billion 140.27 billion 126.30 billion Nigeria
2000s 4.05 trillion 3.74 trillion 305.83 billion Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign assets, net foreign assets, Algeria or Nigeria?
Algeria, at 10.25 trillion against 8.60 trillion in Nigeria as of 2008.
What is the difference in foreign assets, net foreign assets between Algeria and Nigeria?
1.65 trillion, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Nigeria?
45 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2008.
How do Algeria and Nigeria rank globally for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
Algeria ranks 13th and Nigeria ranks 15th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). 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

Algeria vs Nigeria: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets. Statizoid, drawing on International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://financial-sector.statizoid.com/compare/foreign-assets-net-foreign-assets-depository-corporations-survey-domestic-currency/algeria/nigeria/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://financial-sector.statizoid.com/compare/foreign-assets-net-foreign-assets-depository-corporations-survey-domestic-currency/algeria/nigeria/">Algeria vs Nigeria: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
181 places, 7,519 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.