El Salvador vs Papua New Guinea: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita
El Salvador
612.79 current LCU per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
993.26 current LCU per person
in 2024
El Salvador rank
167th
Papua New Guinea rank
164th
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 993.26 current LCU per person against 612.79 current LCU per person in El Salvador, a difference of 380.47 current LCU per person.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.6 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
El Salvador ranks 167th and Papua New Guinea ranks 164th of 186 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.36 current LCU per person | 81.49 current LCU per person | 71.13 current LCU per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | -66.07 current LCU per person | 86.37 current LCU per person | 152.44 current LCU per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 118.92 current LCU per person | 78.27 current LCU per person | 40.65 current LCU per person | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 269.21 current LCU per person | 534.42 current LCU per person | 265.2 current LCU per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 367.81 current LCU per person | 879.73 current LCU per person | 511.92 current LCU per person | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 307.44 current LCU per person | 940.45 current LCU per person | 633.01 current LCU per person | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita, El Salvador or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 993.26 current LCU per person against 612.79 current LCU per person in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita between El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
- 380.47 current LCU per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Papua New Guinea rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 167th and Papua New Guinea ranks 164th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.