Australia vs Iceland: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets

Australia
-304.48 billion
in 2012
Iceland
-417.01 billion
in 2007
Australia rank
173rd
Iceland rank
175th

Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets over time

  • Australia
  • Iceland
-500.0B-250.0B0250.0B500.0B750.0B195019812012

How they compare

Australia currently reports -304.48 billion against -417.01 billion in Iceland, a difference of 112.53 billion.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 173rd and Iceland ranks 175th of 178 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Iceland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Iceland Difference Ahead
1950s 1.02 billion 253,001 1.02 billion Australia
1960s 1.32 billion 17.56 million 1.30 billion Australia
1970s 2.85 billion -74.70 million 2.93 billion Australia
1980s 7.60 billion -8.39 billion 15.98 billion Australia
1990s -27.80 billion -26.88 billion 917.98 million Iceland
2000s -138.54 billion 9.96 billion 148.50 billion Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign assets, net foreign assets, Australia or Iceland?
Australia, at -304.48 billion against -417.01 billion in Iceland as of 2012.
What is the difference in foreign assets, net foreign assets between Australia and Iceland?
112.53 billion, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iceland?
58 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2007.
How do Australia and Iceland rank globally for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
Australia ranks 173rd and Iceland ranks 175th 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.

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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.