Iraq vs South Korea: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey)
Iraq
60.40 trillion
in 2008
South Korea
276.62 trillion
in 2012
Iraq rank
5th
South Korea rank
3rd
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) over time
- Iraq
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 276.62 trillion against 60.40 trillion in Iraq, a difference of 216.23 trillion.
That makes South 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 South Korea ahead.
Iraq ranks 5th and South Korea ranks 3rd of 178 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 104.38 million | 1.52 billion | 1.42 billion | South Korea |
| 1960s | 112.19 million | 38.05 billion | 37.94 billion | South Korea |
| 1970s | 621.41 million | 165.13 billion | 164.51 billion | South Korea |
| 2000s | 22.60 trillion | 171.64 trillion | 149.03 trillion | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign assets, net foreign assets, Iraq or South Korea?
- South 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 South Korea?
- 216.23 trillion, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Korea?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2008.
- How do Iraq and South Korea rank globally for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Iraq ranks 5th and South 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.