Democratic Republic of Congo vs Uganda: Net foreign assets

Democratic Republic of Congo
18.33 trillion current LCU
in 2023
Uganda
18.21 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
20th
Uganda rank
21st

Net foreign assets over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Uganda
05.0T10.0T15.0T20.0T196319942025

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 18.33 trillion current LCU against 18.21 trillion current LCU in Uganda, a difference of 116.00 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Uganda ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 20th and Uganda ranks 21st of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0002 current LCU 3.15 million current LCU 3.15 million current LCU Uganda
1970s 0.0001 current LCU 1.29 million current LCU 1.29 million current LCU Uganda
1980s -0.137 current LCU -1.31 billion current LCU 1.31 billion current LCU Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s -26.53 million current LCU -26.73 billion current LCU 26.70 billion current LCU Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s -240.24 billion current LCU 3.05 trillion current LCU 3.29 trillion current LCU Uganda
2010s 1.96 trillion current LCU 10.23 trillion current LCU 8.27 trillion current LCU Uganda
2020s 14.23 trillion current LCU 13.33 trillion current LCU 903.79 billion current LCU Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets, Democratic Republic of Congo or Uganda?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 18.33 trillion current LCU against 18.21 trillion current LCU in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in net foreign assets between Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda?
116.00 billion current LCU, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda?
49 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda rank globally for net foreign assets?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 20th and Uganda ranks 21st 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.