Malawi vs Sudan: Net foreign assets
Malawi
-1.65 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Sudan
-3.96 trillion current LCU
in 2022
Malawi rank
183rd
Sudan rank
185th
Net foreign assets over time
- Malawi
- Sudan
How they compare
Malawi currently reports -1.65 trillion current LCU against -3.96 trillion current LCU in Sudan, a difference of 2.31 trillion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 183rd and Sudan ranks 185th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 6 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.31 million current LCU | 2,040 current LCU | 14.31 million current LCU | Malawi |
| 1970s | 7.41 million current LCU | -129,792 current LCU | 7.54 million current LCU | Malawi |
| 1980s | -191.52 million current LCU | -4.23 million current LCU | 187.29 million current LCU | Sudan |
| 1990s | 1.65 billion current LCU | -2.77 billion current LCU | 4.43 billion current LCU | Malawi |
| 2000s | 11.42 billion current LCU | -909.44 million current LCU | 12.33 billion current LCU | Malawi |
| 2010s | 184.62 billion current LCU | -52.92 billion current LCU | 237.54 billion current LCU | Malawi |
| 2020s | -453.22 billion current LCU | -2.38 trillion current LCU | 1.93 trillion current LCU | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets, Malawi or Sudan?
- Malawi, at -1.65 trillion current LCU against -3.96 trillion current LCU in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets between Malawi and Sudan?
- 2.31 trillion current LCU, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sudan?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
- How do Malawi and Sudan rank globally for net foreign assets?
- Malawi ranks 183rd and Sudan ranks 185th 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.