Iran vs Somalia: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Iran
5,169 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2016
Somalia
2,840 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Iran rank
2nd
Somalia rank
4th
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Iran
- Somalia
How they compare
Iran currently reports 5,169 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 2,840 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Somalia, a difference of 2,329 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.8 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 4th of 186 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2461 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Iran |
| 1970s | 6.52 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5481 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 5.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Iran |
| 1980s | 6.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -37.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 43.63 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Iran or Somalia?
- Iran, at 5,169 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 2,840 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Somalia as of 2016.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Iran and Somalia?
- 2,329 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Somalia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 1989.
- How do Iran and Somalia rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Iran ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 4th 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.