Kenya vs Mali: Net foreign assets (current LCU)
Net foreign assets (current LCU) over time
- Kenya
- Mali
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1.08 trillion current LCU against 1.00 trillion current LCU in Mali, a difference of 74.64 billion current LCU.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 60th and Mali ranks 62nd of 187 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 | 469.13 billion current LCU | 300.03 billion current LCU | Mali |
| 2010s | 476.17 billion current LCU | 576.64 billion current LCU | 100.47 billion current LCU | Mali |
| 2020s | 706.67 billion current LCU | 668.51 billion current LCU | 38.16 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 1.08 trillion current LCU against 1.00 trillion current LCU in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets between Kenya and Mali?
- 74.64 billion current LCU, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mali?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Mali rank globally for net foreign assets?
- Kenya ranks 60th and Mali ranks 62nd 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.