Lesotho vs Madagascar: Net foreign assets

Lesotho
1.22 billion current US$
in 2011
Madagascar
1.17 billion current US$
in 2011
Lesotho rank
27th
Madagascar rank
28th

Net foreign assets over time

  • Lesotho
  • Madagascar
-2.0B-1.0B01.0B2.0B196219862011

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1.22 billion current US$ against 1.17 billion current US$ in Madagascar, a difference of 48.07 million current US$.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 27th and Madagascar ranks 28th of 51 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Madagascar Difference Ahead
1980s 79.81 million current US$ -995.46 million current US$ 1.08 billion current US$ Lesotho
1990s 385.48 million current US$ -260.18 million current US$ 645.66 million current US$ Lesotho
2000s 805.04 million current US$ 593.64 million current US$ 211.40 million current US$ Lesotho
2010s 1.37 billion current US$ 1.12 billion current US$ 248.16 million current US$ Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets, Lesotho or Madagascar?
Lesotho, at 1.22 billion current US$ against 1.17 billion current US$ in Madagascar as of 2011.
What is the difference in net foreign assets between Lesotho and Madagascar?
48.07 million current US$, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Madagascar?
32 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2011.
How do Lesotho and Madagascar rank globally for net foreign assets?
Lesotho ranks 27th and Madagascar ranks 28th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Net foreign assets (current US$). 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.