Iceland vs Sri Lanka: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets

Iceland
-417.01 billion
in 2007
Sri Lanka
-393.79 billion
in 2015
Iceland rank
175th
Sri Lanka rank
174th

Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets over time

  • Iceland
  • Sri Lanka
-500.0B-250.0B0250.0B500.0B750.0B195019822015

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports -393.79 billion against -417.01 billion in Iceland, a difference of 23.22 billion.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Iceland ranks 175th and Sri Lanka ranks 174th of 178 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1950s 253,001 652.30 million 652.05 million Sri Lanka
1960s 17.56 million -119,040 17.68 million Iceland
1970s -74.70 million 328.45 million 403.15 million Sri Lanka
1980s -8.39 billion -3.23 billion 5.16 billion Sri Lanka
1990s -26.88 billion 40.48 billion 67.37 billion Sri Lanka
2000s 9.96 billion 139.68 billion 129.73 billion Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign assets, net foreign assets, Iceland or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at -393.79 billion against -417.01 billion in Iceland as of 2015.
What is the difference in foreign assets, net foreign assets between Iceland and Sri Lanka?
23.22 billion, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Sri Lanka?
58 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2007.
How do Iceland and Sri Lanka rank globally for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
Iceland ranks 175th and Sri Lanka ranks 174th 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.