Madagascar vs Nigeria: Net foreign assets, flow

Madagascar
318.01 billion current LCU
in 2011
Nigeria
409.78 billion current LCU
in 2011
Madagascar rank
10th
Nigeria rank
7th

Net foreign assets, flow over time

  • Madagascar
  • Nigeria
-1.0T01.0T2.0T196119862011

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 409.78 billion current LCU against 318.01 billion current LCU in Madagascar, a difference of 91.77 billion current LCU.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Nigeria ahead.

Madagascar ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 52 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s -133.10 million current LCU -15.61 million current LCU 117.49 million current LCU Nigeria
1970s -1.07 billion current LCU 313.41 million current LCU 1.39 billion current LCU Nigeria
1980s -40.06 billion current LCU 1.51 billion current LCU 41.57 billion current LCU Nigeria
1990s 66.44 billion current LCU 62.79 billion current LCU 3.65 billion current LCU Madagascar
2000s 166.97 billion current LCU 664.17 billion current LCU 497.21 billion current LCU Nigeria
2010s 350.66 billion current LCU -322.11 billion current LCU 672.77 billion current LCU Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets, flow, Madagascar or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 409.78 billion current LCU against 318.01 billion current LCU in Madagascar as of 2011.
What is the difference in net foreign assets, flow between Madagascar and Nigeria?
91.77 billion current LCU, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Nigeria?
49 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2011.
How do Madagascar and Nigeria rank globally for net foreign assets, flow?
Madagascar ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 7th 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.