Romania vs South Africa: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita
Romania
20,044 current LCU per person
in 2025
South Africa
22,040 current LCU per person
in 2025
Romania rank
99th
South Africa rank
96th
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita over time
- Romania
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 22,040 current LCU per person against 20,044 current LCU per person in Romania, a difference of 1,996 current LCU per person.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was South Africa ahead.
Romania ranks 99th and South Africa ranks 96th of 186 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.1817 current LCU per person | 30.57 current LCU per person | 30.75 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | -0.34 current LCU per person | 26.1 current LCU per person | 26.44 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 36.16 current LCU per person | -368.31 current LCU per person | 404.47 current LCU per person | Romania |
| 2000s | 822.44 current LCU per person | 3,815 current LCU per person | 2,992 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 3,622 current LCU per person | 11,846 current LCU per person | 8,223 current LCU per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 15,137 current LCU per person | 21,793 current LCU per person | 6,656 current LCU per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita, Romania or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 22,040 current LCU per person against 20,044 current LCU per person in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita between Romania and South Africa?
- 1,996 current LCU per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and South Africa?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2025.
- How do Romania and South Africa rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Romania ranks 99th and South Africa ranks 96th 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.