Brazil vs South Africa: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets

Brazil
370.55 billion
in 2008
South Africa
387.44 billion
in 2008
Brazil rank
62nd
South Africa rank
61st

Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets over time

  • Brazil
  • South Africa
-100.0B0100.0B200.0B300.0B400.0B195019792008

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 387.44 billion against 370.55 billion in Brazil, a difference of 16.89 billion.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Africa ahead.

Brazil ranks 62nd and South Africa ranks 61st of 178 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s -0.0013 620.81 million 620.81 million South Africa
1970s -0.0071 783.83 million 783.83 million South Africa
1980s -20,877 803.34 million 803.36 million South Africa
1990s 6.22 billion -16.50 billion 22.71 billion Brazil
2000s 88.01 billion 171.32 billion 83.31 billion South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign assets, net foreign assets, Brazil or South Africa?
South Africa, at 387.44 billion against 370.55 billion in Brazil as of 2008.
What is the difference in foreign assets, net foreign assets between Brazil and South Africa?
16.89 billion, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Africa?
43 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2008.
How do Brazil and South Africa rank globally for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
Brazil ranks 62nd and South Africa ranks 61st 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.