Japan vs West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU): Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets

Japan
65.54 trillion
in 2008
West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)
4.55 trillion
in 2015
Japan rank
4th
West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) rank
1st

Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets over time

  • Japan
  • West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)
-25.0T025.0T50.0T75.0T195319842015

How they compare

Japan currently reports 65.54 trillion against 4.55 trillion in West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), a difference of 60.99 trillion.

That makes Japan's figure about 14.4 times West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)'s.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 4th and West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) ranks 1st of 178 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) Difference Ahead
1990s 40.27 trillion 925.18 billion 39.34 trillion Japan
2000s 47.63 trillion 3.23 trillion 44.40 trillion Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign assets, net foreign assets, Japan or West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)?
Japan, at 65.54 trillion against 4.55 trillion in West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) as of 2008.
What is the difference in foreign assets, net foreign assets between Japan and West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)?
60.99 trillion, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)?
14 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2008.
How do Japan and West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) rank globally for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
Japan ranks 4th and West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) ranks 1st 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.