China vs Lebanon: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets
China
30.27 trillion
in 2024
Lebanon
51.57 trillion
in 2017
China rank
8th
Lebanon rank
7th
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets over time
- China
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 51.57 trillion against 30.27 trillion in China, a difference of 21.30 trillion.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.7 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Lebanon ahead.
China ranks 8th and Lebanon ranks 7th of 178 countries.
Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 436.67 million | 10.08 billion | 9.65 billion | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 38.08 billion | 883.00 billion | 844.92 billion | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 754.14 billion | 13.02 trillion | 12.27 trillion | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 8.60 trillion | 24.33 trillion | 15.73 trillion | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 26.23 trillion | 53.58 trillion | 27.35 trillion | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign assets, net foreign assets, China or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 51.57 trillion against 30.27 trillion in China as of 2017.
- What is the difference in foreign assets, net foreign assets between China and Lebanon?
- 21.30 trillion, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Lebanon?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2017.
- How do China and Lebanon rank globally for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- China ranks 8th and Lebanon ranks 7th 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.