South Africa vs Uganda: Net foreign assets, flow

South Africa
167.04 billion current LCU
in 2011
Uganda
289.60 billion current LCU
in 2011
South Africa rank
13th
Uganda rank
11th

Net foreign assets, flow over time

  • South Africa
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 289.60 billion current LCU against 167.04 billion current LCU in South Africa, a difference of 122.56 billion current LCU.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.7 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1967 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 11th of 52 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 150.92 million current LCU 706,395 current LCU 150.22 million current LCU South Africa
1970s 303.61 million current LCU -557,267 current LCU 304.17 million current LCU South Africa
1980s -671.17 million current LCU -426.20 million current LCU 244.97 million current LCU Uganda
1990s 1.84 billion current LCU 147.60 billion current LCU 145.77 billion current LCU Uganda
2000s 33.13 billion current LCU 442.59 billion current LCU 409.47 billion current LCU Uganda
2010s 85.66 billion current LCU 622.40 billion current LCU 536.74 billion current LCU Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets, flow, South Africa or Uganda?
Uganda, at 289.60 billion current LCU against 167.04 billion current LCU in South Africa as of 2011.
What is the difference in net foreign assets, flow between South Africa and Uganda?
122.56 billion current LCU, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Uganda?
39 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2011.
How do South Africa and Uganda rank globally for net foreign assets, flow?
South Africa ranks 13th and Uganda ranks 11th 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.