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
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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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.