Iraq vs Korea: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets
Iraq
60.40 trillion
in 2008
Korea
276.62 trillion
in 2012
Iraq rank
5th
Korea rank
3rd
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets over time
- Iraq
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 276.62 trillion against 60.40 trillion in Iraq, a difference of 216.23 trillion.
That makes Korea's figure about 4.6 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Korea ahead.
Iraq ranks 5th and Korea ranks 3rd of 178 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 104.38 million | 1.52 billion | 1.42 billion | Korea |
| 1960s | 112.19 million | 38.05 billion | 37.94 billion | Korea |
| 1970s | 621.41 million | 165.13 billion | 164.51 billion | Korea |
| 2000s | 22.60 trillion | 171.64 trillion | 149.03 trillion | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign assets, net foreign assets, Iraq or Korea?
- Korea, at 276.62 trillion against 60.40 trillion in Iraq as of 2012.
- What is the difference in foreign assets, net foreign assets between Iraq and Korea?
- 216.23 trillion, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Korea?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2008.
- How do Iraq and Korea rank globally for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Iraq ranks 5th and Korea ranks 3rd 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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About this data
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.