Burundi vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Net foreign assets (current US$)

Burundi
73.87 million current US$
in 2005
Democratic Republic of Congo
132.49 million current US$
in 2011
Burundi rank
46th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
45th

Net foreign assets (current US$) over time

  • Burundi
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 132.49 million current US$ against 73.87 million current US$ in Burundi, a difference of 58.62 million current US$.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.8 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Burundi ranks 46th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 45th of 51 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
1960s 3.52 million current US$ 123.88 million current US$ 120.36 million current US$ Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 31.94 million current US$ 58.41 million current US$ 26.47 million current US$ Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 13.50 million current US$ -937.13 million current US$ 950.63 million current US$ Burundi
1990s 112.50 million current US$ -513.55 million current US$ 626.05 million current US$ Burundi
2000s 39.47 million current US$ -654.18 million current US$ 693.65 million current US$ Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets, Burundi or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 132.49 million current US$ against 73.87 million current US$ in Burundi as of 2011.
What is the difference in net foreign assets between Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo?
58.62 million current US$, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo?
37 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2005.
How do Burundi and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for net foreign assets?
Burundi ranks 46th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 45th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Net foreign assets (current US$). 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.