Morocco vs Nigeria: Net foreign assets

Morocco
20.42 billion current US$
in 2011
Nigeria
41.98 billion current US$
in 2011
Morocco rank
6th
Nigeria rank
3rd

Net foreign assets over time

  • Morocco
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 41.98 billion current US$ against 20.42 billion current US$ in Morocco, a difference of 21.56 billion current US$.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.1 times Morocco's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Nigeria ahead.

Morocco ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 51 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 92.67 million current US$ 147.39 million current US$ 54.72 million current US$ Nigeria
1970s 281.93 million current US$ 3.08 billion current US$ 2.80 billion current US$ Nigeria
1980s -599.33 million current US$ 2.74 billion current US$ 3.34 billion current US$ Nigeria
1990s 3.75 billion current US$ 4.69 billion current US$ 944.26 million current US$ Nigeria
2000s 17.09 billion current US$ 31.59 billion current US$ 14.51 billion current US$ Nigeria
2010s 21.72 billion current US$ 41.68 billion current US$ 19.95 billion current US$ Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets, Morocco or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 41.98 billion current US$ against 20.42 billion current US$ in Morocco as of 2011.
What is the difference in net foreign assets between Morocco and Nigeria?
21.56 billion current US$, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Nigeria?
47 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2011.
How do Morocco and Nigeria rank globally for net foreign assets?
Morocco ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Net foreign assets (current US$). 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.