Gabon vs South Africa: Net foreign assets, flow

Gabon
150.11 billion current LCU
in 2011
South Africa
167.04 billion current LCU
in 2011
Gabon rank
15th
South Africa rank
13th

Net foreign assets, flow over time

  • Gabon
  • South Africa
-200.0B0200.0B400.0B196119862011

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 167.04 billion current LCU against 150.11 billion current LCU in Gabon, a difference of 16.94 billion current LCU.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1966 it was South Africa ahead.

Gabon ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 13th of 52 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s -182.89 million current LCU 139.20 million current LCU 322.09 million current LCU South Africa
1970s -1.15 billion current LCU 303.61 million current LCU 1.45 billion current LCU South Africa
1980s -4.24 billion current LCU -368.80 million current LCU 3.87 billion current LCU South Africa
1990s 4.61 billion current LCU 1.68 billion current LCU 2.93 billion current LCU Gabon
2000s 103.06 billion current LCU 33.13 billion current LCU 69.94 billion current LCU Gabon
2010s 36.29 billion current LCU 85.66 billion current LCU 49.37 billion current LCU South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets, flow, Gabon or South Africa?
South Africa, at 167.04 billion current LCU against 150.11 billion current LCU in Gabon as of 2011.
What is the difference in net foreign assets, flow between Gabon and South Africa?
16.94 billion current LCU, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and South Africa?
44 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2011.
How do Gabon and South Africa rank globally for net foreign assets, flow?
Gabon ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 13th 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.