Cameroon vs Saudi Arabia: Net foreign assets (current LCU)
Net foreign assets (current LCU) over time
- Cameroon
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 2.35 trillion current LCU against 2.00 trillion current LCU in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 355.84 billion current LCU.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 44th and Saudi Arabia ranks 47th of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.18 billion current LCU | 2.69 billion current LCU | 3.49 billion current LCU | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 1.55 billion current LCU | 107.65 billion current LCU | 106.10 billion current LCU | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | -24.02 billion current LCU | 394.49 billion current LCU | 418.52 billion current LCU | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | -246.42 billion current LCU | 256.95 billion current LCU | 503.37 billion current LCU | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 746.68 billion current LCU | 728.03 billion current LCU | 18.66 billion current LCU | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 1.77 trillion current LCU | 2.36 trillion current LCU | 585.49 billion current LCU | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets, Cameroon or Saudi Arabia?
- Cameroon, at 2.35 trillion current LCU against 2.00 trillion current LCU in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets between Cameroon and Saudi Arabia?
- 355.84 billion current LCU, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Saudi Arabia?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2017.
- How do Cameroon and Saudi Arabia rank globally for net foreign assets?
- Cameroon ranks 44th and Saudi Arabia ranks 47th 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.