Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Nigeria: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets

Lao People's Democratic Republic
6.26 trillion
in 2010
Nigeria
8.60 trillion
in 2008
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
17th
Nigeria rank
15th

Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets over time

  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Nigeria
02.0T4.0T6.0T8.0T195919842010

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 8.60 trillion against 6.26 trillion in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 2.33 trillion.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Nigeria ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 15th of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lao People's Democratic Republic Nigeria Difference Ahead
1980s 10.91 billion 18.30 billion 7.38 billion Nigeria
1990s 216.56 billion 140.27 billion 76.29 billion Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s 3.73 trillion 3.74 trillion 15.61 billion Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign assets, net foreign assets, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 8.60 trillion against 6.26 trillion in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2008.
What is the difference in foreign assets, net foreign assets between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Nigeria?
2.33 trillion, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Nigeria?
20 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2008.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Nigeria rank globally for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 15th 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.