Greece vs Iceland: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets

Greece
-4.98 trillion
in 2000
Iceland
-417.01 billion
in 2007
Greece rank
177th
Iceland rank
175th

Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets over time

  • Greece
  • Iceland
-4.0T-2.0T0195019782007

How they compare

Iceland currently reports -417.01 billion against -4.98 trillion in Greece, a difference of 4.57 trillion.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 177th and Iceland ranks 175th of 178 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Iceland Difference Ahead
1950s 6.47 billion 104,286 6.47 billion Greece
1960s 9.34 billion 17.56 million 9.32 billion Greece
1970s -8.42 billion -74.70 million 8.34 billion Iceland
1980s -555.81 billion -8.39 billion 547.42 billion Iceland
1990s -1.87 trillion -26.88 billion 1.84 trillion Iceland
2000s -4.98 trillion -186.84 billion 4.80 trillion Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign assets, net foreign assets, Greece or Iceland?
Iceland, at -417.01 billion against -4.98 trillion in Greece as of 2007.
What is the difference in foreign assets, net foreign assets between Greece and Iceland?
4.57 trillion, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Iceland?
48 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2000.
How do Greece and Iceland rank globally for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
Greece ranks 177th and Iceland ranks 175th 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.