Norway vs Sri Lanka: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets

Norway
-134.19 billion
in 2006
Sri Lanka
-393.79 billion
in 2015
Norway rank
171st
Sri Lanka rank
174th

Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets over time

  • Norway
  • Sri Lanka
-400.0B-200.0B0200.0B400.0B195019822015

How they compare

Norway currently reports -134.19 billion against -393.79 billion in Sri Lanka, a difference of 259.60 billion.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Norway ranks 171st and Sri Lanka ranks 174th of 178 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1950s 727.00 million 652.30 million 74.70 million Norway
1960s 3.17 billion -119,040 3.17 billion Norway
1970s 10.16 billion 328.45 million 9.83 billion Norway
1980s 29.85 billion -3.23 billion 33.07 billion Norway
1990s 68.77 billion 40.48 billion 28.28 billion Norway
2000s -41.14 billion 128.61 billion 169.75 billion Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign assets, net foreign assets, Norway or Sri Lanka?
Norway, at -134.19 billion against -393.79 billion in Sri Lanka as of 2006.
What is the difference in foreign assets, net foreign assets between Norway and Sri Lanka?
259.60 billion, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sri Lanka?
57 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2006.
How do Norway and Sri Lanka rank globally for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
Norway ranks 171st and Sri Lanka ranks 174th 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.