New Zealand vs Samoa: Net foreign assets
Net foreign assets over time
- New Zealand
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 299.00 million current LCU against -85.35 billion current LCU in New Zealand, a difference of 85.65 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 175th and Samoa ranks 172nd of 186 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 156.65 million current LCU | 2.57 million current LCU | 154.08 million current LCU | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 226.80 million current LCU | 2.55 million current LCU | 224.25 million current LCU | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 135.67 million current LCU | 26.49 million current LCU | 109.18 million current LCU | New Zealand |
| 1990s | -13.70 billion current LCU | 147.81 million current LCU | 13.85 billion current LCU | Samoa |
| 2000s | -51.33 billion current LCU | 213.59 million current LCU | 51.54 billion current LCU | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets, New Zealand or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 299.00 million current LCU against -85.35 billion current LCU in New Zealand as of 2009.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets between New Zealand and Samoa?
- 85.65 billion current LCU, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Samoa?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2009.
- How do New Zealand and Samoa rank globally for net foreign assets?
- New Zealand ranks 175th and Samoa ranks 172nd 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
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.