Belarus vs Papua New Guinea: Net foreign assets

Belarus
11.41 billion current LCU
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
10.51 billion current LCU
in 2024
Belarus rank
138th
Papua New Guinea rank
141st

Net foreign assets over time

  • Belarus
  • Papua New Guinea
-5.0B05.0B10.0B197319982024

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 11.41 billion current LCU against 10.51 billion current LCU in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 905.10 million current LCU.

That makes Belarus's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Belarus ranks 138th and Papua New Guinea ranks 141st of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 2.48 million current LCU 516.17 million current LCU 513.69 million current LCU Papua New Guinea
2000s 261.65 million current LCU 3.63 billion current LCU 3.36 billion current LCU Papua New Guinea
2010s 2.22 billion current LCU 7.46 billion current LCU 5.25 billion current LCU Papua New Guinea
2020s 10.40 billion current LCU 6.95 billion current LCU 3.45 billion current LCU Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets, Belarus or Papua New Guinea?
Belarus, at 11.41 billion current LCU against 10.51 billion current LCU in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
What is the difference in net foreign assets between Belarus and Papua New Guinea?
905.10 million current LCU, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Papua New Guinea?
28 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2021.
How do Belarus and Papua New Guinea rank globally for net foreign assets?
Belarus ranks 138th and Papua New Guinea ranks 141st 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.

Individual pages

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.