Portugal vs Saudi Arabia: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets
Portugal
2.24 trillion
in 1998
Saudi Arabia
2.00 trillion
in 2017
Portugal rank
29th
Saudi Arabia rank
31st
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets over time
- Portugal
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2.24 trillion against 2.00 trillion in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 241.30 billion.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 29th and Saudi Arabia ranks 31st of 178 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.70 billion | 2.69 billion | 30.02 billion | Portugal |
| 1970s | 24.54 billion | 107.65 billion | 83.12 billion | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 843.62 billion | 394.49 billion | 449.12 billion | Portugal |
| 1990s | 3.50 trillion | 264.76 billion | 3.23 trillion | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign assets, net foreign assets, Portugal or Saudi Arabia?
- Portugal, at 2.24 trillion against 2.00 trillion in Saudi Arabia as of 1998.
- What is the difference in foreign assets, net foreign assets between Portugal and Saudi Arabia?
- 241.30 billion, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Saudi Arabia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 1998.
- How do Portugal and Saudi Arabia rank globally for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Portugal ranks 29th and Saudi Arabia ranks 31st 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.