Australia vs Sri Lanka: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets
Australia
-304.48 billion
in 2012
Sri Lanka
-393.79 billion
in 2015
Australia rank
173rd
Sri Lanka rank
174th
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets over time
- Australia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Australia currently reports -304.48 billion against -393.79 billion in Sri Lanka, a difference of 89.31 billion.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 173rd and Sri Lanka ranks 174th of 178 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.02 billion | 652.30 million | 363.28 million | Australia |
| 1960s | 1.32 billion | -119,040 | 1.32 billion | Australia |
| 1970s | 2.85 billion | 328.45 million | 2.52 billion | Australia |
| 1980s | 7.60 billion | -3.23 billion | 10.83 billion | Australia |
| 1990s | -27.80 billion | 40.48 billion | 68.29 billion | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | -171.86 billion | 153.14 billion | 325.00 billion | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | -300.88 billion | -66.73 billion | 234.15 billion | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign assets, net foreign assets, Australia or Sri Lanka?
- Australia, at -304.48 billion against -393.79 billion in Sri Lanka as of 2012.
- What is the difference in foreign assets, net foreign assets between Australia and Sri Lanka?
- 89.31 billion, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2012.
- How do Australia and Sri Lanka rank globally for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Australia ranks 173rd and Sri Lanka ranks 174th 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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About this data
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.