Ghana vs Zambia: Net foreign assets (current LCU)
Net foreign assets (current LCU) over time
- Ghana
- Zambia
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 90.72 billion current LCU against 85.43 billion current LCU in Zambia, a difference of 5.29 billion current LCU.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Zambia ahead.
Ghana ranks 107th and Zambia ranks 108th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -4,486 current LCU | 169,810 current LCU | 174,296 current LCU | Zambia |
| 1970s | 5,471 current LCU | -58,282 current LCU | 63,753 current LCU | Ghana |
| 1980s | -7.49 million current LCU | -6.87 million current LCU | 614,040 current LCU | Zambia |
| 1990s | 26.05 million current LCU | 19.37 million current LCU | 6.68 million current LCU | Ghana |
| 2000s | 1.46 billion current LCU | 736.46 million current LCU | 723.11 million current LCU | Ghana |
| 2010s | 11.55 billion current LCU | 17.76 billion current LCU | 6.21 billion current LCU | Zambia |
| 2020s | 29.56 billion current LCU | 58.50 billion current LCU | 28.94 billion current LCU | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets, Ghana or Zambia?
- Ghana, at 90.72 billion current LCU against 85.43 billion current LCU in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets between Ghana and Zambia?
- 5.29 billion current LCU, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Zambia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Zambia rank globally for net foreign assets?
- Ghana ranks 107th and Zambia ranks 108th 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.