Kenya vs Rwanda: Net foreign assets, flow
Kenya
24.88 billion current LCU
in 2011
Rwanda
50.83 billion current LCU
in 2005
Kenya rank
20th
Rwanda rank
17th
Net foreign assets, flow over time
- Kenya
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 50.83 billion current LCU against 24.88 billion current LCU in Kenya, a difference of 25.95 billion current LCU.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 2.0 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Rwanda ahead.
Kenya ranks 20th and Rwanda ranks 17th of 52 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 160.32 million current LCU | -27.17 million current LCU | 187.48 million current LCU | Kenya |
| 1970s | 201.92 million current LCU | 1.22 billion current LCU | 1.02 billion current LCU | Rwanda |
| 1980s | -570.69 million current LCU | -728.37 million current LCU | 157.68 million current LCU | Kenya |
| 1990s | 5.76 billion current LCU | 3.36 billion current LCU | 2.40 billion current LCU | Kenya |
| 2000s | 21.29 billion current LCU | 28.85 billion current LCU | 7.56 billion current LCU | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets, flow, Kenya or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 50.83 billion current LCU against 24.88 billion current LCU in Kenya as of 2005.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets, flow between Kenya and Rwanda?
- 25.95 billion current LCU, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Rwanda?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2005.
- How do Kenya and Rwanda rank globally for net foreign assets, flow?
- Kenya ranks 20th and Rwanda ranks 17th 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
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.