Bahrain vs Samoa: Net foreign assets (current LCU)
Net foreign assets (current LCU) over time
- Bahrain
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 1.63 billion current LCU against 1.34 billion current LCU in Bahrain, a difference of 292.06 million current LCU.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.2 times Bahrain's.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Bahrain has been ahead every year.
Bahrain ranks 167th and Samoa ranks 164th of 187 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.51 million current LCU | 2.40 million current LCU | 25.11 million current LCU | Bahrain |
| 1970s | 119.08 million current LCU | 2.55 million current LCU | 116.53 million current LCU | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 955.80 million current LCU | 26.49 million current LCU | 929.31 million current LCU | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 998.82 million current LCU | 147.81 million current LCU | 851.01 million current LCU | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 1.88 billion current LCU | 172.18 million current LCU | 1.71 billion current LCU | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 1.78 billion current LCU | 213.03 million current LCU | 1.56 billion current LCU | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets, Bahrain or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 1.63 billion current LCU against 1.34 billion current LCU in Bahrain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets between Bahrain and Samoa?
- 292.06 million current LCU, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Samoa?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2015.
- How do Bahrain and Samoa rank globally for net foreign assets?
- Bahrain ranks 167th and Samoa ranks 164th of 187 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
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.