Benin vs Malawi: Net foreign assets, flow

Benin
-15.82 billion current LCU
in 2011
Malawi
-18.38 billion current LCU
in 2011
Benin rank
41st
Malawi rank
42nd

Net foreign assets, flow over time

  • Benin
  • Malawi
-50.0B050.0B100.0B150.0B196319872011

How they compare

Benin currently reports -15.82 billion current LCU against -18.38 billion current LCU in Malawi, a difference of 2.56 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 24 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 41st and Malawi ranks 42nd of 52 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s -172.50 million current LCU -951,478 current LCU 171.55 million current LCU Malawi
1970s -2.09 billion current LCU -10.34 million current LCU 2.08 billion current LCU Malawi
1980s -805.87 million current LCU -1.50 million current LCU 804.37 million current LCU Malawi
1990s 31.69 billion current LCU 834.56 million current LCU 30.85 billion current LCU Benin
2000s 36.82 billion current LCU -1.05 billion current LCU 37.88 billion current LCU Benin
2010s 30.79 billion current LCU 2.43 billion current LCU 28.35 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 Malawi?
Benin, at -15.82 billion current LCU against -18.38 billion current LCU in Malawi as of 2011.
What is the difference in net foreign assets, flow between Benin and Malawi?
2.56 billion current LCU, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Malawi?
46 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2011.
How do Benin and Malawi rank globally for net foreign assets, flow?
Benin ranks 41st and Malawi ranks 42nd 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.