Namibia vs Zambia: Net foreign assets
Net foreign assets over time
- Namibia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 85.43 billion current LCU against 74.34 billion current LCU in Namibia, a difference of 11.09 billion current LCU.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 109th and Zambia ranks 107th of 187 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 556.98 million current LCU | 19.37 million current LCU | 537.61 million current LCU | Namibia |
| 2000s | 6.25 billion current LCU | 736.46 million current LCU | 5.51 billion current LCU | Namibia |
| 2010s | 27.43 billion current LCU | 17.76 billion current LCU | 9.68 billion current LCU | Namibia |
| 2020s | 59.95 billion current LCU | 58.50 billion current LCU | 1.45 billion current LCU | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets, Namibia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 85.43 billion current LCU against 74.34 billion current LCU in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets between Namibia and Zambia?
- 11.09 billion current LCU, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Zambia rank globally for net foreign assets?
- Namibia ranks 109th and Zambia ranks 107th 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.