Eritrea vs Ghana: Net foreign assets, flow

Eritrea
1.27 billion current LCU
in 2011
Ghana
1.90 billion current LCU
in 2011
Eritrea rank
29th
Ghana rank
28th

Net foreign assets, flow over time

  • Eritrea
  • Ghana
-1.0B01.0B2.0B196119862011

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 1.90 billion current LCU against 1.27 billion current LCU in Eritrea, a difference of 627.05 million current LCU.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.5 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 29th and Ghana ranks 28th of 52 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Ghana Difference Ahead
1990s -343.46 million current LCU -8.40 million current LCU 335.06 million current LCU Ghana
2000s 277.23 million current LCU 359.75 million current LCU 82.52 million current LCU Ghana
2010s 1.49 billion current LCU 1.87 billion current LCU 375.04 million current LCU Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets, flow, Eritrea or Ghana?
Ghana, at 1.90 billion current LCU against 1.27 billion current LCU in Eritrea as of 2011.
What is the difference in net foreign assets, flow between Eritrea and Ghana?
627.05 million current LCU, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Ghana?
16 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Eritrea and Ghana rank globally for net foreign assets, flow?
Eritrea ranks 29th and Ghana ranks 28th 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.