Sao Tome and Principe vs Sri Lanka: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Sao Tome and Principe
2.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sri Lanka
2.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2019
Sao Tome and Principe rank
100th
Sri Lanka rank
98th
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 2.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 2.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 100th and Sri Lanka ranks 98th of 186 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 5.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 4.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 4.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.9 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 6.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1522 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Sao Tome and Principe or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 2.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 2.26 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2019.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Sao Tome and Principe and Sri Lanka?
- 0.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Sri Lanka?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Sri Lanka rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 100th 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.