Congo vs Zambia: Net foreign assets, flow

Congo
733.38 billion current LCU
in 2011
Zambia
2.70 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Congo rank
5th
Zambia rank
2nd

Net foreign assets, flow over time

  • Congo
  • Zambia
-2.0T02.0T4.0T196119862011

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 2.70 trillion current LCU against 733.38 billion current LCU in Congo, a difference of 1.97 trillion current LCU.

That makes Zambia's figure about 3.7 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Zambia ahead.

Congo ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 2nd of 52 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s -190.87 million current LCU 29.81 million current LCU 220.68 million current LCU Zambia
1970s -297.02 million current LCU -84.98 million current LCU 212.04 million current LCU Zambia
1980s -4.04 billion current LCU -2.52 billion current LCU 1.52 billion current LCU Zambia
1990s 2.96 billion current LCU -268.95 billion current LCU 271.91 billion current LCU Congo
2000s 183.47 billion current LCU 748.48 billion current LCU 565.01 billion current LCU Zambia
2010s 613.88 billion current LCU 2.24 trillion current LCU 1.63 trillion current LCU Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets, flow, Congo or Zambia?
Zambia, at 2.70 trillion current LCU against 733.38 billion current LCU in Congo as of 2011.
What is the difference in net foreign assets, flow between Congo and Zambia?
1.97 trillion current LCU, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Zambia?
44 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2011.
How do Congo and Zambia rank globally for net foreign assets, flow?
Congo ranks 5th and Zambia ranks 2nd 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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About this data

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.