Egypt vs Malaysia: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets

Egypt
247.44 billion
in 2008
Malaysia
257.16 billion
in 2008
Egypt rank
73rd
Malaysia rank
71st

Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets over time

  • Egypt
  • Malaysia
0100.0B200.0B300.0B195019792008

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 257.16 billion against 247.44 billion in Egypt, a difference of 9.72 billion.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Malaysia ahead.

Egypt ranks 73rd and Malaysia ranks 71st of 178 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Malaysia Difference Ahead
1950s 177.53 million 1.78 billion 1.61 billion Malaysia
1960s -62.07 million 1.53 billion 1.59 billion Malaysia
1970s -787.42 million 4.51 billion 5.29 billion Malaysia
1980s 315.85 million 12.13 billion 11.82 billion Malaysia
1990s 35.85 billion 54.69 billion 18.83 billion Malaysia
2000s 103.31 billion 194.70 billion 91.39 billion Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign assets, net foreign assets, Egypt or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 257.16 billion against 247.44 billion in Egypt as of 2008.
What is the difference in foreign assets, net foreign assets between Egypt and Malaysia?
9.72 billion, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Malaysia?
57 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2008.
How do Egypt and Malaysia rank globally for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
Egypt ranks 73rd and Malaysia ranks 71st 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.