Benin vs Cape Verde: Net foreign assets, flow

Benin
-15.82 billion current LCU
in 2011
Cape Verde
-8.50 billion current LCU
in 2011
Benin rank
41st
Cape Verde rank
39th

Net foreign assets, flow over time

  • Benin
  • Cape Verde
-50.0B050.0B100.0B150.0B196319872011

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports -8.50 billion current LCU against -15.82 billion current LCU in Benin, a difference of 7.32 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Benin ranks 41st and Cape Verde ranks 39th of 52 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Cape Verde in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Cape Verde Difference Ahead
1970s -8.54 billion current LCU 179.22 million current LCU 8.71 billion current LCU Cape Verde
1980s -805.87 million current LCU 381.56 million current LCU 1.19 billion current LCU Cape Verde
1990s 31.69 billion current LCU 414.00 million current LCU 31.27 billion current LCU Benin
2000s 36.82 billion current LCU 1.79 billion current LCU 35.04 billion current LCU Benin
2010s 30.79 billion current LCU -3.70 billion current LCU 34.48 billion current LCU Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets, flow, Benin or Cape Verde?
Cape Verde, at -8.50 billion current LCU against -15.82 billion current LCU in Benin as of 2011.
What is the difference in net foreign assets, flow between Benin and Cape Verde?
7.32 billion current LCU, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cape Verde?
35 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2011.
How do Benin and Cape Verde rank globally for net foreign assets, flow?
Benin ranks 41st and Cape Verde ranks 39th of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Net foreign assets, flow (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net foreign assets, flow (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
52 places, 2,130 data points, 1961–2011
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 local currency.