Samoa vs Zimbabwe: Net foreign assets (current LCU)

Samoa
1.63 billion current LCU
in 2025
Zimbabwe
1.55 billion current LCU
in 2023
Samoa rank
164th
Zimbabwe rank
166th

Net foreign assets (current LCU) over time

  • Samoa
  • Zimbabwe
0500.0M1.0B1.5B196119932025

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 1.63 billion current LCU against 1.55 billion current LCU in Zimbabwe, a difference of 73.71 million current LCU.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Samoa ranks 164th and Zimbabwe ranks 166th of 187 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 1.61 million current LCU 10.37 million current LCU 8.76 million current LCU Zimbabwe
1980s 26.49 million current LCU 203,455 current LCU 26.29 million current LCU Samoa
1990s 147.81 million current LCU -214,216 current LCU 148.02 million current LCU Samoa
2000s 170.32 million current LCU -102,503 current LCU 170.42 million current LCU Samoa
2010s 260.34 million current LCU -1.89 million current LCU 262.23 million current LCU Samoa
2020s 832.13 million current LCU 409.97 million current LCU 422.16 million current LCU Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets, Samoa or Zimbabwe?
Samoa, at 1.63 billion current LCU against 1.55 billion current LCU in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
What is the difference in net foreign assets between Samoa and Zimbabwe?
73.71 million current LCU, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Zimbabwe?
46 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Zimbabwe rank globally for net foreign assets?
Samoa ranks 164th and Zimbabwe ranks 166th 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

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
187 places, 9,073 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.