Malawi vs Norway: Net foreign assets (current LCU)
Malawi
-1.65 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Norway
-894.82 billion current LCU
in 2025
Malawi rank
184th
Norway rank
183rd
Net foreign assets (current LCU) over time
- Malawi
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports -894.82 billion current LCU against -1.65 trillion current LCU in Malawi, a difference of 753.05 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Norway ahead.
Malawi ranks 184th and Norway ranks 183rd of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.31 million current LCU | 4.42 billion current LCU | 4.41 billion current LCU | Norway |
| 1970s | 7.41 million current LCU | 10.16 billion current LCU | 10.15 billion current LCU | Norway |
| 1980s | -191.52 million current LCU | 29.85 billion current LCU | 30.04 billion current LCU | Norway |
| 1990s | 1.65 billion current LCU | 68.77 billion current LCU | 67.11 billion current LCU | Norway |
| 2000s | 11.42 billion current LCU | -385.61 billion current LCU | 397.04 billion current LCU | Malawi |
| 2010s | 184.62 billion current LCU | -941.45 billion current LCU | 1.13 trillion current LCU | Malawi |
| 2020s | -845.72 billion current LCU | -783.93 billion current LCU | 61.79 billion current LCU | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets, Malawi or Norway?
- Norway, at -894.82 billion current LCU against -1.65 trillion current LCU in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets between Malawi and Norway?
- 753.05 billion current LCU, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Norway?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Norway rank globally for net foreign assets?
- Malawi ranks 184th and Norway ranks 183rd 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.