Japan vs Lebanon: Net foreign assets (current LCU)
Net foreign assets (current LCU) over time
- Japan
- Lebanon
How they compare
Japan currently reports 54.94 trillion current LCU against 51.57 trillion current LCU in Lebanon, a difference of 3.37 trillion current LCU.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Lebanon's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 10th and Lebanon ranks 12th of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Lebanon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 576.80 billion current LCU | 1.17 billion current LCU | 575.63 billion current LCU | Japan |
| 1970s | 2.02 trillion current LCU | 6.27 billion current LCU | 2.02 trillion current LCU | Japan |
| 1980s | -11.37 trillion current LCU | 883.00 billion current LCU | 12.26 trillion current LCU | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 21.17 trillion current LCU | 13.02 trillion current LCU | 8.15 trillion current LCU | Japan |
| 2000s | 57.02 trillion current LCU | 24.33 trillion current LCU | 32.70 trillion current LCU | Japan |
| 2010s | 78.88 trillion current LCU | 53.58 trillion current LCU | 25.30 trillion current LCU | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets, Japan or Lebanon?
- Japan, at 54.94 trillion current LCU against 51.57 trillion current LCU in Lebanon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets between Japan and Lebanon?
- 3.37 trillion current LCU, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lebanon?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2017.
- How do Japan and Lebanon rank globally for net foreign assets?
- Japan ranks 10th and Lebanon ranks 12th 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.