Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe: Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate

Sri Lanka
938.87 % change on previous year
in 2019
Zimbabwe
712.86 % change on previous year
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Zimbabwe rank
2nd

Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Zimbabwe
-50005001.0k196119922023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 938.87 % change on previous year against 712.86 % change on previous year in Zimbabwe, a difference of 226.01 % change on previous year.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 1st and Zimbabwe ranks 2nd of 186 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 131.15 % change on previous year -174.9 % change on previous year 306.04 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
1980s -82.32 % change on previous year 36.61 % change on previous year 118.93 % change on previous year Zimbabwe
1990s 98.94 % change on previous year -31.1 % change on previous year 130.04 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
2000s 18.79 % change on previous year -7.43 % change on previous year 26.22 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
2010s -80.73 % change on previous year -47.49 % change on previous year 33.23 % change on previous year Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate, Sri Lanka or Zimbabwe?
Sri Lanka, at 938.87 % change on previous year against 712.86 % change on previous year in Zimbabwe as of 2019.
What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe?
226.01 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe?
34 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
How do Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate?
Sri Lanka ranks 1st and Zimbabwe ranks 2nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 8,644 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Net foreign assets (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.