Eritrea vs Papua New Guinea: Net foreign assets

Eritrea
10.37 billion current LCU
in 2014
Papua New Guinea
10.51 billion current LCU
in 2024
Eritrea rank
142nd
Papua New Guinea rank
141st

Net foreign assets over time

  • Eritrea
  • Papua New Guinea
02.5B5.0B7.5B10.0B12.5B197319982024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 10.51 billion current LCU against 10.37 billion current LCU in Eritrea, a difference of 133.00 million current LCU.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 142nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 141st of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 1.98 billion current LCU 607.48 million current LCU 1.37 billion current LCU Eritrea
2000s 2.97 billion current LCU 3.63 billion current LCU 655.46 million current LCU Papua New Guinea
2010s 7.91 billion current LCU 8.73 billion current LCU 822.30 million current LCU Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets, Eritrea or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 10.51 billion current LCU against 10.37 billion current LCU in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in net foreign assets between Eritrea and Papua New Guinea?
133.00 million current LCU, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Papua New Guinea?
20 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2014.
How do Eritrea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for net foreign assets?
Eritrea ranks 142nd 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.

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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.