Ethiopia vs Madagascar: Net foreign assets

Ethiopia
1.32 billion current US$
in 2008
Madagascar
1.17 billion current US$
in 2011
Ethiopia rank
26th
Madagascar rank
28th

Net foreign assets over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Madagascar
-2.0B-1.0B01.0B2.0B196019852011

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 1.32 billion current US$ against 1.17 billion current US$ in Madagascar, a difference of 149.35 million current US$.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 26th and Madagascar ranks 28th of 51 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s 96.45 million current US$ 54.03 million current US$ 42.42 million current US$ Ethiopia
1970s 176.99 million current US$ 33.35 million current US$ 143.64 million current US$ Ethiopia
1980s 32.23 million current US$ -995.46 million current US$ 1.03 billion current US$ Ethiopia
1990s 477.06 million current US$ -260.18 million current US$ 737.24 million current US$ Ethiopia
2000s 1.36 billion current US$ 550.20 million current US$ 806.30 million current US$ Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets, Ethiopia or Madagascar?
Ethiopia, at 1.32 billion current US$ against 1.17 billion current US$ in Madagascar as of 2008.
What is the difference in net foreign assets between Ethiopia and Madagascar?
149.35 million current US$, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Madagascar?
47 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2008.
How do Ethiopia and Madagascar rank globally for net foreign assets?
Ethiopia ranks 26th and Madagascar ranks 28th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Net foreign assets (current US$). 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.