Nigeria vs Senegal: Net foreign assets
Nigeria
3.79 trillion current LCU
in 2022
Senegal
3.63 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Nigeria rank
36th
Senegal rank
37th
Net foreign assets over time
- Nigeria
- Senegal
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 3.79 trillion current LCU against 3.63 trillion current LCU in Senegal, a difference of 155.56 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Senegal ahead.
Nigeria ranks 36th and Senegal ranks 37th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 6 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 126.95 million current LCU | 7.89 billion current LCU | 7.76 billion current LCU | Senegal |
| 1970s | 1.91 billion current LCU | -15.39 billion current LCU | 17.30 billion current LCU | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 5.09 billion current LCU | -213.80 billion current LCU | 218.89 billion current LCU | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 140.27 billion current LCU | -91.29 billion current LCU | 231.56 billion current LCU | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 4.10 trillion current LCU | 453.24 billion current LCU | 3.64 trillion current LCU | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 7.85 trillion current LCU | 1.12 trillion current LCU | 6.73 trillion current LCU | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 7.35 trillion current LCU | 2.26 trillion current LCU | 5.09 trillion current LCU | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets, Nigeria or Senegal?
- Nigeria, at 3.79 trillion current LCU against 3.63 trillion current LCU in Senegal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets between Nigeria and Senegal?
- 155.56 billion current LCU, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Senegal?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2022.
- How do Nigeria and Senegal rank globally for net foreign assets?
- Nigeria ranks 36th and Senegal ranks 37th 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.