Malawi vs Norway: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Malawi
-145.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Norway
-1.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Malawi rank
184th
Norway rank
181st

Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Malawi
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports -1.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP against -145.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Malawi, a difference of 144.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Norway ahead.

Malawi ranks 184th and Norway ranks 181st of 186 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Norway Difference Ahead
1980s -0.1088 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4523 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.5611 current LCU per US$ of GDP Norway
1990s 0.58 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4982 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0818 current LCU per US$ of GDP Malawi
2000s 2.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP -1.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP 3.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP Malawi
2010s 20.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP -2.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP 22.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP Malawi
2020s -69.63 current LCU per US$ of GDP -1.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP 68.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Malawi or Norway?
Norway, at -1.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP against -145.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Malawi and Norway?
144.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Norway?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Norway rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Malawi ranks 184th and Norway ranks 181st 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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Indicator
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 8,826 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.