Ireland vs Kuwait: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets
Ireland
5.99 billion
in 1998
Kuwait
7.73 billion
in 2008
Ireland rank
129th
Kuwait rank
126th
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets over time
- Ireland
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 7.73 billion against 5.99 billion in Ireland, a difference of 1.75 billion.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.3 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 129th and Kuwait ranks 126th of 178 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 261.14 million | 243.86 million | 17.28 million | Ireland |
| 1970s | 693.53 million | 848.93 million | 155.40 million | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 144.54 million | 2.52 billion | 2.38 billion | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 4.44 billion | 2.40 billion | 2.04 billion | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign assets, net foreign assets, Ireland or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 7.73 billion against 5.99 billion in Ireland as of 2008.
- What is the difference in foreign assets, net foreign assets between Ireland and Kuwait?
- 1.75 billion, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Kuwait?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 1998.
- How do Ireland and Kuwait rank globally for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Ireland ranks 129th and Kuwait ranks 126th 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.