Burundi vs Malawi: Net foreign assets (current LCU)
Burundi
-2.26 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Malawi
-1.65 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Burundi rank
185th
Malawi rank
184th
Net foreign assets (current LCU) over time
- Burundi
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports -1.65 trillion current LCU against -2.26 trillion current LCU in Burundi, a difference of 610.00 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 185th and Malawi ranks 184th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 5 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 308.06 million current LCU | 14.31 million current LCU | 293.75 million current LCU | Burundi |
| 1970s | 2.80 billion current LCU | 7.41 million current LCU | 2.79 billion current LCU | Burundi |
| 1980s | 2.01 billion current LCU | -191.52 million current LCU | 2.20 billion current LCU | Burundi |
| 1990s | 28.51 billion current LCU | 1.65 billion current LCU | 26.85 billion current LCU | Burundi |
| 2000s | 93.22 billion current LCU | 11.42 billion current LCU | 81.79 billion current LCU | Burundi |
| 2010s | 27.74 billion current LCU | 184.62 billion current LCU | 156.88 billion current LCU | Malawi |
| 2020s | -897.12 billion current LCU | -845.72 billion current LCU | 51.40 billion current LCU | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets, Burundi or Malawi?
- Malawi, at -1.65 trillion current LCU against -2.26 trillion current LCU in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets between Burundi and Malawi?
- 610.00 billion current LCU, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Malawi?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Malawi rank globally for net foreign assets?
- Burundi ranks 185th and Malawi ranks 184th 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.