Nepal vs Nigeria: Net foreign assets

Nepal
3.15 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Nigeria
3.79 trillion current LCU
in 2022
Nepal rank
39th
Nigeria rank
36th

Net foreign assets over time

  • Nepal
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 3.79 trillion current LCU against 3.15 trillion current LCU in Nepal, a difference of 631.31 billion current LCU.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nepal ranks 39th and Nigeria ranks 36th of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 425.96 million current LCU 146.02 million current LCU 279.94 million current LCU Nepal
1970s 1.50 billion current LCU 1.91 billion current LCU 413.33 million current LCU Nigeria
1980s 3.49 billion current LCU 5.09 billion current LCU 1.59 billion current LCU Nigeria
1990s 39.88 billion current LCU 140.27 billion current LCU 100.39 billion current LCU Nigeria
2000s 117.01 billion current LCU 4.10 trillion current LCU 3.98 trillion current LCU Nigeria
2010s 729.87 billion current LCU 7.85 trillion current LCU 7.12 trillion current LCU Nigeria
2020s 1.25 trillion current LCU 7.35 trillion current LCU 6.10 trillion current LCU Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets, Nepal or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 3.79 trillion current LCU against 3.15 trillion current LCU in Nepal as of 2022.
What is the difference in net foreign assets between Nepal and Nigeria?
631.31 billion current LCU, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Nepal and Nigeria rank globally for net foreign assets?
Nepal ranks 39th and Nigeria ranks 36th 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.