Egypt vs Kenya: Net foreign assets (current LCU)
Egypt
1.11 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Kenya
1.08 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Egypt rank
58th
Kenya rank
60th
Net foreign assets (current LCU) over time
- Egypt
- Kenya
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 1.11 trillion current LCU against 1.08 trillion current LCU in Kenya, a difference of 36.44 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Kenya ahead.
Egypt ranks 58th and Kenya ranks 60th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -131.09 million current LCU | 853.49 million current LCU | 984.57 million current LCU | Kenya |
| 1970s | -787.42 million current LCU | 1.75 billion current LCU | 2.53 billion current LCU | Kenya |
| 1980s | 315.85 million current LCU | -1.25 billion current LCU | 1.56 billion current LCU | Egypt |
| 1990s | 35.85 billion current LCU | 26.19 billion current LCU | 9.67 billion current LCU | Egypt |
| 2000s | 115.28 billion current LCU | 169.10 billion current LCU | 53.81 billion current LCU | Kenya |
| 2010s | 129.86 billion current LCU | 476.17 billion current LCU | 346.32 billion current LCU | Kenya |
| 2020s | 30.67 billion current LCU | 706.67 billion current LCU | 676.00 billion current LCU | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets, Egypt or Kenya?
- Egypt, at 1.11 trillion current LCU against 1.08 trillion current LCU in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets between Egypt and Kenya?
- 36.44 billion current LCU, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kenya?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Kenya rank globally for net foreign assets?
- Egypt ranks 58th and Kenya ranks 60th 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.