Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Sao Tome and Principe: Net foreign assets

Democratic Republic of the Congo
132.49 million current US$
in 2011
Sao Tome and Principe
66.69 million current US$
in 2011
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
45th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
47th

Net foreign assets over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of the Congo currently reports 132.49 million current US$ against 66.69 million current US$ in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 65.80 million current US$.

That makes Democratic Republic of the Congo's figure about 2.0 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 45th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 47th of 51 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Democratic Republic of the Congo averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1990s -593.78 million current US$ 5.70 million current US$ 599.49 million current US$ Sao Tome and Principe
2000s -647.94 million current US$ 49.53 million current US$ 697.47 million current US$ Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 168.91 million current US$ 70.54 million current US$ 98.37 million current US$ Democratic Republic of the Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Sao Tome and Principe?
Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 132.49 million current US$ against 66.69 million current US$ in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2011.
What is the difference in net foreign assets between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sao Tome and Principe?
65.80 million current US$, with Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sao Tome and Principe?
13 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for net foreign assets?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 45th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 47th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Net foreign assets (current US$). 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.