Somalia vs Sri Lanka: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets

Somalia
-231.05 billion
in 1989
Sri Lanka
-393.79 billion
in 2015
Somalia rank
172nd
Sri Lanka rank
174th

Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets over time

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

How they compare

Somalia currently reports -231.05 billion against -393.79 billion in Sri Lanka, a difference of 162.74 billion.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Somalia ranks 172nd and Sri Lanka ranks 174th of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 52.82 million -119,040 52.94 million Somalia
1970s 361.76 million 328.45 million 33.31 million Somalia
1980s -34.74 billion -3.23 billion 31.52 billion Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign assets, net foreign assets, Somalia or Sri Lanka?
Somalia, at -231.05 billion against -393.79 billion in Sri Lanka as of 1989.
What is the difference in foreign assets, net foreign assets between Somalia and Sri Lanka?
162.74 billion, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sri Lanka?
30 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 1989.
How do Somalia and Sri Lanka rank globally for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
Somalia ranks 172nd 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.