Benin vs Mali: Net foreign assets

Benin
1.42 billion current US$
in 2011
Mali
1.40 billion current US$
in 2011
Benin rank
23rd
Mali rank
24th

Net foreign assets over time

  • Benin
  • Mali
0500.0M1.0B1.5B196219862011

How they compare

Benin currently reports 1.42 billion current US$ against 1.40 billion current US$ in Mali, a difference of 16.89 million current US$.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 23rd and Mali ranks 24th of 51 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Mali in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Mali Difference Ahead
1960s 8.76 million current US$ -20.54 million current US$ 29.29 million current US$ Benin
1970s 9.72 million current US$ -129.23 million current US$ 138.96 million current US$ Benin
1980s -129.84 million current US$ -93.63 million current US$ 36.21 million current US$ Mali
1990s 261.93 million current US$ 227.07 million current US$ 34.86 million current US$ Benin
2000s 942.34 million current US$ 860.66 million current US$ 81.67 million current US$ Benin
2010s 1.46 billion current US$ 1.48 billion current US$ 17.73 million current US$ Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets, Benin or Mali?
Benin, at 1.42 billion current US$ against 1.40 billion current US$ in Mali as of 2011.
What is the difference in net foreign assets between Benin and Mali?
16.89 million current US$, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mali?
50 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2011.
How do Benin and Mali rank globally for net foreign assets?
Benin ranks 23rd and Mali ranks 24th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Net foreign assets (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net foreign assets (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 2,026 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.