Mauritania vs Seychelles: Net foreign assets (current LCU)
Net foreign assets (current LCU) over time
- Mauritania
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 25.30 billion current LCU against 23.65 billion current LCU in Mauritania, a difference of 1.64 billion current LCU.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Seychelles ahead.
Mauritania ranks 126th and Seychelles ranks 124th of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Seychelles in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -55.39 million current LCU | 49.98 million current LCU | 105.36 million current LCU | Seychelles |
| 1980s | -782.18 million current LCU | 81.01 million current LCU | 863.20 million current LCU | Seychelles |
| 1990s | -1.64 billion current LCU | 120.54 million current LCU | 1.76 billion current LCU | Seychelles |
| 2000s | -1.14 billion current LCU | 1.10 billion current LCU | 2.24 billion current LCU | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 14.39 billion current LCU | 8.31 billion current LCU | 6.08 billion current LCU | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets, Mauritania or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 25.30 billion current LCU against 23.65 billion current LCU in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets between Mauritania and Seychelles?
- 1.64 billion current LCU, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Seychelles?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
- How do Mauritania and Seychelles rank globally for net foreign assets?
- Mauritania ranks 126th and Seychelles ranks 124th 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.
Individual pages
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.