Ghana vs Suriname: Net foreign assets
Net foreign assets over time
- Ghana
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 68.74 billion current LCU against 60.01 billion current LCU in Ghana, a difference of 8.73 billion current LCU.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Suriname ahead.
Ghana ranks 113th and Suriname ranks 110th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -6,543 current LCU | 67,543 current LCU | 74,087 current LCU | Suriname |
| 1970s | 5,471 current LCU | 182,256 current LCU | 176,784 current LCU | Suriname |
| 1980s | -7.49 million current LCU | 119,691 current LCU | 7.61 million current LCU | Suriname |
| 1990s | 22.22 million current LCU | 30.03 million current LCU | 7.80 million current LCU | Suriname |
| 2000s | 1.46 billion current LCU | 1.28 billion current LCU | 183.39 million current LCU | Ghana |
| 2010s | 11.55 billion current LCU | 5.12 billion current LCU | 6.43 billion current LCU | Ghana |
| 2020s | 17.33 billion current LCU | 41.91 billion current LCU | 24.58 billion current LCU | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets, Ghana or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 68.74 billion current LCU against 60.01 billion current LCU in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets between Ghana and Suriname?
- 8.73 billion current LCU, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Suriname?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Suriname rank globally for net foreign assets?
- Ghana ranks 113th and Suriname ranks 110th 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
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.