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
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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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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.