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
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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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.