Suriname vs Zambia: Net foreign assets
Net foreign assets over time
- Suriname
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 85.43 billion current LCU against 68.74 billion current LCU in Suriname, a difference of 16.69 billion current LCU.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Zambia ahead.
Suriname ranks 110th and Zambia ranks 107th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Suriname averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Suriname | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67,543 current LCU | 180,823 current LCU | 113,280 current LCU | Zambia |
| 1970s | 182,256 current LCU | -58,282 current LCU | 240,538 current LCU | Suriname |
| 1980s | 119,691 current LCU | -6.87 million current LCU | 6.99 million current LCU | Suriname |
| 1990s | 33.38 million current LCU | 19.37 million current LCU | 14.01 million current LCU | Suriname |
| 2000s | 1.28 billion current LCU | 736.46 million current LCU | 539.72 million current LCU | Suriname |
| 2010s | 5.12 billion current LCU | 17.76 billion current LCU | 12.64 billion current LCU | Zambia |
| 2020s | 46.38 billion current LCU | 58.50 billion current LCU | 12.12 billion current LCU | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets, Suriname or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 85.43 billion current LCU against 68.74 billion current LCU in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets between Suriname and Zambia?
- 16.69 billion current LCU, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and Zambia?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
- How do Suriname and Zambia rank globally for net foreign assets?
- Suriname ranks 110th and Zambia ranks 107th 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.