Ethiopia vs Sudan: Net foreign assets, flow

Ethiopia
-3.16 billion current LCU
in 2008
Sudan
-1.40 billion current LCU
in 2011
Ethiopia rank
37th
Sudan rank
34th

Net foreign assets, flow over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Sudan
-4.0B-2.0B02.0B4.0B196119862011

How they compare

Sudan currently reports -1.40 billion current LCU against -3.16 billion current LCU in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.76 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 37th and Sudan ranks 34th of 52 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s -8.46 million current LCU -7,525 current LCU 8.45 million current LCU Sudan
1970s 11.93 million current LCU -29,025 current LCU 11.96 million current LCU Ethiopia
1980s -30.74 million current LCU -952,097 current LCU 29.79 million current LCU Sudan
1990s 516.67 million current LCU -723.36 million current LCU 1.24 billion current LCU Ethiopia
2000s 886.63 million current LCU 917.82 million current LCU 31.19 million current LCU Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets, flow, Ethiopia or Sudan?
Sudan, at -1.40 billion current LCU against -3.16 billion current LCU in Ethiopia as of 2011.
What is the difference in net foreign assets, flow between Ethiopia and Sudan?
1.76 billion current LCU, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sudan?
48 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2008.
How do Ethiopia and Sudan rank globally for net foreign assets, flow?
Ethiopia ranks 37th and Sudan ranks 34th 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.