Hong Kong, China vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets

Hong Kong, China
5.85 trillion
in 2017
Lao People's Democratic Republic
6.26 trillion
in 2010
Hong Kong, China rank
18th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
17th

Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 6.26 trillion against 5.85 trillion in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 415.58 billion.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong, China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 18th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 17th of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 1 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1990s 741.37 billion 239.35 billion 502.03 billion Hong Kong, China
2000s 2.68 trillion 3.91 trillion 1.22 trillion Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 3.78 trillion 6.26 trillion 2.48 trillion Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign assets, net foreign assets, Hong Kong, China or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 6.26 trillion against 5.85 trillion in Hong Kong, China as of 2010.
What is the difference in foreign assets, net foreign assets between Hong Kong, China and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
415.58 billion, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
20 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2010.
How do Hong Kong, China and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
Hong Kong, China ranks 18th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 17th 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.