Which has higher foreign assets, net foreign assets, Laos or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 8.60 trillion against 6.26 trillion in Laos as of 2008.

What is the difference in foreign assets, net foreign assets between Laos and Nigeria?

2.33 trillion, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Nigeria?

20 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2008.

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.

Laos vs Nigeria: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey)

Laos

6.26 trillion

in 2010

Nigeria

8.60 trillion

in 2008

Laos rank

17th

Nigeria rank

15th

Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) over time

Laos
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 8.60 trillion against 6.26 trillion in Laos, a difference of 2.33 trillion.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Laos's.

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

Laos ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 15th of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Laos	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1980s	10.91 billion	18.30 billion	7.38 billion	Nigeria
1990s	216.56 billion	140.27 billion	76.29 billion	Laos
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, Laos or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 8.60 trillion against 6.26 trillion in Laos as of 2008.
What is the difference in foreign assets, net foreign assets between Laos and Nigeria?: 2.33 trillion, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Nigeria?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2008.
How do Laos and Nigeria rank globally for foreign assets, net foreign assets?: Laos 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: 19 August 2026

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.