Lesotho vs Mauritania: Net foreign assets
Net foreign assets over time
- Lesotho
- Mauritania
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 25.32 billion current LCU against 23.65 billion current LCU in Mauritania, a difference of 1.67 billion current LCU.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 124th and Mauritania ranks 126th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 142.20 million current LCU | -782.18 million current LCU | 924.38 million current LCU | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 385.28 million current LCU | -1.64 billion current LCU | 2.03 billion current LCU | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 8.20 billion current LCU | -1.14 billion current LCU | 9.34 billion current LCU | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 12.74 billion current LCU | 14.39 billion current LCU | 1.65 billion current LCU | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets, Lesotho or Mauritania?
- Lesotho, at 25.32 billion current LCU against 23.65 billion current LCU in Mauritania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets between Lesotho and Mauritania?
- 1.67 billion current LCU, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mauritania?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2019.
- How do Lesotho and Mauritania rank globally for net foreign assets?
- Lesotho ranks 124th and Mauritania ranks 126th 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.