Kenya vs Mali: Net foreign assets

Kenya
796.06 billion current LCU
in 2023
Mali
733.20 billion current LCU
in 2025
Kenya rank
67th
Mali rank
70th

Net foreign assets over time

  • Kenya
  • Mali
0250.0B500.0B750.0B1.0T196219932025

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 796.06 billion current LCU against 733.20 billion current LCU in Mali, a difference of 62.86 billion current LCU.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 67th and Mali ranks 70th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Mali in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Mali Difference Ahead
1960s 853.49 million current LCU -9.42 billion current LCU 10.28 billion current LCU Kenya
1970s 1.75 billion current LCU -30.01 billion current LCU 31.75 billion current LCU Kenya
1980s -1.25 billion current LCU -31.32 billion current LCU 30.08 billion current LCU Kenya
1990s 26.19 billion current LCU 104.94 billion current LCU 78.75 billion current LCU Mali
2000s 169.10 billion current LCU 414.84 billion current LCU 245.74 billion current LCU Mali
2010s 476.17 billion current LCU 499.36 billion current LCU 23.19 billion current LCU Mali
2020s 602.98 billion current LCU 426.33 billion current LCU 176.64 billion current LCU Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets, Kenya or Mali?
Kenya, at 796.06 billion current LCU against 733.20 billion current LCU in Mali as of 2023.
What is the difference in net foreign assets between Kenya and Mali?
62.86 billion current LCU, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mali?
58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Mali rank globally for net foreign assets?
Kenya ranks 67th and Mali ranks 70th 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.