Madagascar vs Tanzania: Net foreign assets

Madagascar
10.30 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Tanzania
10.56 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Madagascar rank
27th
Tanzania rank
26th

Net foreign assets over time

  • Madagascar
  • Tanzania
05.0T10.0T15.0T196219932024

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 10.56 trillion current LCU against 10.30 trillion current LCU in Madagascar, a difference of 258.30 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 27th and Tanzania ranks 26th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 2.59 billion current LCU 677.30 million current LCU 1.91 billion current LCU Madagascar
1970s 1.78 billion current LCU 698.73 million current LCU 1.08 billion current LCU Madagascar
1980s -179.71 billion current LCU -36.63 billion current LCU 143.07 billion current LCU Tanzania
1990s -31.68 billion current LCU -62.68 billion current LCU 30.99 billion current LCU Madagascar
2000s 1.12 trillion current LCU 2.72 trillion current LCU 1.59 trillion current LCU Tanzania
2010s 3.23 trillion current LCU 8.26 trillion current LCU 5.03 trillion current LCU Tanzania
2020s 6.72 trillion current LCU 10.11 trillion current LCU 3.39 trillion current LCU Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets, Madagascar or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 10.56 trillion current LCU against 10.30 trillion current LCU in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in net foreign assets between Madagascar and Tanzania?
258.30 billion current LCU, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Tanzania?
59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Tanzania rank globally for net foreign assets?
Madagascar ranks 27th and Tanzania ranks 26th 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.