Lesotho vs Mauritania: Net foreign assets

Lesotho
25.32 billion current LCU
in 2024
Mauritania
23.65 billion current LCU
in 2019
Lesotho rank
124th
Mauritania rank
126th

Net foreign assets over time

  • Lesotho
  • Mauritania
-10.0B010.0B20.0B30.0B196219932024

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

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.