Egypt vs South Africa: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Egypt
3.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
3.34 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Egypt rank
88th
South Africa rank
87th
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Egypt
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 3.34 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 3.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Egypt, a difference of 0.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Africa ahead.
Egypt ranks 88th and South Africa ranks 87th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0205 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0379 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0585 current LCU per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 1970s | -0.0578 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0192 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0771 current LCU per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0035 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0065 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0029 current LCU per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.6299 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.104 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7339 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Egypt |
| 2000s | 0.9054 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6975 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2078 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Egypt |
| 2010s | 0.5133 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.1572 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Egypt or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 3.34 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 3.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Egypt and South Africa?
- 0.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 88th and South Africa ranks 87th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.