Kuwait vs Papua New Guinea: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets
Kuwait
7.73 billion
in 2008
Papua New Guinea
6.16 billion
in 2008
Kuwait rank
126th
Papua New Guinea rank
128th
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets over time
- Kuwait
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 7.73 billion against 6.16 billion in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.57 billion.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 126th and Papua New Guinea ranks 128th of 178 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 billion | 236.51 million | 777.07 million | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 2.52 billion | 298.90 million | 2.22 billion | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 2.37 billion | 392.21 million | 1.97 billion | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 4.37 billion | 3.15 billion | 1.22 billion | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign assets, net foreign assets, Kuwait or Papua New Guinea?
- Kuwait, at 7.73 billion against 6.16 billion in Papua New Guinea as of 2008.
- What is the difference in foreign assets, net foreign assets between Kuwait and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.57 billion, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Papua New Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2008.
- How do Kuwait and Papua New Guinea rank globally for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Kuwait ranks 126th and Papua New Guinea ranks 128th 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.