China vs Italy: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets

China
30.27 trillion
in 2024
Italy
17.26 trillion
in 1998
China rank
8th
Italy rank
10th

Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets over time

  • China
  • Italy
-150.0T-100.0T-50.0T050.0T196319932024

How they compare

China currently reports 30.27 trillion against 17.26 trillion in Italy, a difference of 13.00 trillion.

That makes China's figure about 1.8 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Italy ahead.

China ranks 8th and Italy ranks 10th of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Italy Difference Ahead
1970s 436.67 million 13.95 trillion 13.95 trillion Italy
1980s 38.08 billion 27.10 trillion 27.06 trillion Italy
1990s 649.03 billion -28.91 trillion 29.56 trillion China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign assets, net foreign assets, China or Italy?
China, at 30.27 trillion against 17.26 trillion in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign assets, net foreign assets between China and Italy?
13.00 trillion, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Italy?
22 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 1998.
How do China and Italy rank globally for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
China ranks 8th and Italy ranks 10th 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.