Mexico vs Sri Lanka: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Mexico
2.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sri Lanka
2.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2019
Mexico rank
96th
Sri Lanka rank
98th
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Mexico
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 2.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 2.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Mexico ranks 96th and Sri Lanka ranks 98th of 186 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0003 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0197 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | -0.0006 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0904 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.091 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | -0.1203 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.5867 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4663 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Mexico |
| 1990s | -0.2245 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.71 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.7225 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 5.71 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 2.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1522 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Mexico or Sri Lanka?
- Mexico, at 2.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 2.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Mexico and Sri Lanka?
- 0.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sri Lanka?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.
- How do Mexico and Sri Lanka rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Mexico ranks 96th and Sri Lanka ranks 98th 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.