Afghanistan vs Equatorial Guinea: Net foreign assets

Afghanistan
871.66 billion current LCU
in 2020
Equatorial Guinea
922.93 billion current LCU
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
65th
Equatorial Guinea rank
62nd

Net foreign assets over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Equatorial Guinea
01.0T2.0T196119922023

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 922.93 billion current LCU against 871.66 billion current LCU in Afghanistan, a difference of 51.27 billion current LCU.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 65th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 62nd of 186 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Equatorial Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 22.17 billion current LCU -7.19 billion current LCU 29.36 billion current LCU Afghanistan
1990s 3.86 billion current LCU -8.21 billion current LCU 12.06 billion current LCU Afghanistan
2000s 159.63 billion current LCU 1.79 trillion current LCU 1.63 trillion current LCU Equatorial Guinea
2010s 529.50 billion current LCU 1.01 trillion current LCU 483.96 billion current LCU Equatorial Guinea
2020s 871.66 billion current LCU -252.44 billion current LCU 1.12 trillion current LCU Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets, Afghanistan or Equatorial Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea, at 922.93 billion current LCU against 871.66 billion current LCU in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in net foreign assets between Afghanistan and Equatorial Guinea?
51.27 billion current LCU, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Equatorial Guinea?
21 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for net foreign assets?
Afghanistan ranks 65th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 62nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net foreign assets (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net foreign assets (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 9,009 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.