Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) by country
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.
What the numbers show
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) is currently reported for 178 countries. The highest value is 2,473.74 trillion in Iran, Islamic Republic of; the lowest is -1,725,230,000.00 trillion in Zimbabwe.
The median across all reporting countries is 145.63 billion, and the mean is -9,692,282.06 trillion.
Over the past decade 150 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Congo (up 17,052.1%), and the largest decrease in Zimbabwe (down 5,503,020,000,000,000.0%).
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2,473.74 trillion | 2016 | up 534.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Indonesia | 592.77 trillion | 2008 | up 430.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Republic of Korea | 276.62 trillion | 2012 | up 108.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Japan | 65.54 trillion | 2008 | up 100.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Iraq | 60.40 trillion | 2008 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Colombia | 51.90 trillion | 2008 | up 715.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Lebanon | 51.57 trillion | 2017 | up 71.0% | volatile |
| 8 | China | 30.27 trillion | 2024 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 9 | India | 22.68 trillion | 2015 | up 253.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Italy | 17.26 trillion | 1998 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Paraguay | 15.45 trillion | 2008 | up 433.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Chile | 11.93 trillion | 2008 | up 87.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Algeria | 10.25 trillion | 2008 | up 4,005.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Cambodia | 10.14 trillion | 2008 | up 487.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Nigeria | 8.60 trillion | 2008 | up 4,130.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Guinea | 7.04 trillion | 2020 | up 3,608.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6.26 trillion | 2010 | up 339.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Hong Kong, China | 5.85 trillion | 2017 | up 62.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Uganda | 5.03 trillion | 2008 | up 667.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Zambia | 4.98 trillion | 2008 | up 1,418.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Thailand | 4.14 trillion | 2008 | up 3,424.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Kazakhstan | 4.13 trillion | 2008 | up 3,850.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 4.08 trillion | 2008 | up 1,383.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Madagascar | 3.58 trillion | 2016 | up 134.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Angola | 3.14 trillion | 2013 | up 2,110.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Belarus | 3.10 trillion | 2008 | up 7,105.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Congo | 3.06 trillion | 2011 | up 17,052.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Luxembourg | 3.04 trillion | 1997 | up 216.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Portugal | 2.24 trillion | 1998 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.02 trillion | 2015 | up 187.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Saudi Arabia | 2.00 trillion | 2017 | up 68.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Sierra Leone | 1.79 trillion | 2012 | up 859.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 1.71 trillion | 2008 | up 2,171.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Philippines | 1.64 trillion | 2007 | up 3,076.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.59 trillion | 2011 | up 2,542.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Cameroon | 1.58 trillion | 2011 | up 2,393.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Mexico | 1.58 trillion | 2008 | up 15,248.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.39 trillion | 2012 | up 724.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Yemen | 1.30 trillion | 2013 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Senegal | 1.26 trillion | 2015 | up 84.5% | volatile |
| 41 | San Marino | 1.22 trillion | 1998 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 42 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.19 trillion | 2008 | up 754.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Benin | 1.17 trillion | 2015 | up 209.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Gabon | 1.04 trillion | 2011 | up 5,004.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Czechia | 977.14 billion | 2008 | up 131.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Argentina | 964.79 billion | 2017 | up 588.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Spain | 948.60 billion | 1998 | down 69.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Pakistan | 935.26 billion | 2007 | up 2,277.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Burkina Faso | 704.82 billion | 2015 | up 290.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Mongolia | 668.80 billion | 2008 | up 770.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Niger | 649.03 billion | 2015 | up 757.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Mali | 591.42 billion | 2015 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Sweden | 584.37 billion | 2008 | up 476.0% | volatile |
| 54 | France | 584.14 billion | 1997 | up 74.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Syrian Arab Republic | 582.98 billion | 2008 | up 98.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Switzerland | 506.31 billion | 2016 | up 162.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Serbia | 478.22 billion | 2008 | up 1,820.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Chad | 455.71 billion | 2011 | up 1,141.3% | volatile |
| 59 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 440.94 billion | 2024 | up 86.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Singapore | 407.83 billion | 2020 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 61 | South Africa | 387.44 billion | 2008 | up 1,328.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Brazil | 370.55 billion | 2008 | up 3,039.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Togo | 370.15 billion | 2015 | up 175.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Malawi | 354.99 billion | 2016 | up 1,758.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Libya | 351.00 billion | 2021 | up 150.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Bangladesh | 344.83 billion | 2008 | up 346.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Mauritius | 285.02 billion | 2008 | up 1,331.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Denmark | 273.40 billion | 2008 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Burundi | 265.65 billion | 2008 | up 1,094.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Kenya | 258.39 billion | 2008 | up 380.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Malaysia | 257.16 billion | 2008 | up 201.6% | volatile |
| 72 | United Arab Emirates | 252.34 billion | 2015 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Egypt | 247.44 billion | 2008 | up 585.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Armenia | 235.59 billion | 2008 | up 460.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Macau, China | 233.26 billion | 2008 | up 330.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Germany | 233.00 billion | 1998 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Djibouti | 229.44 billion | 2016 | up 149.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Nepal | 227.31 billion | 2008 | up 275.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Uruguay | 213.22 billion | 2008 | up 1,201.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Israel | 212.72 billion | 2009 | up 217.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Rwanda | 211.25 billion | 2005 | up 663.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Albania | 206.64 billion | 2008 | up 148.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Guinea-Bissau | 196.21 billion | 2015 | up 450.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Mauritania | 193.29 billion | 2012 | up 442.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Morocco | 189.20 billion | 2009 | up 228.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Slovakia | 180.39 billion | 2008 | up 66.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Peru | 174.64 billion | 2016 | up 206.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Afghanistan | 172.79 billion | 2008 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 148.96 billion | 2013 | up 340.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Belgium | 142.29 billion | 1997 | up 117.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Austria | 123.62 billion | 1996 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Dominican Republic | 104.34 billion | 2008 | up 1,709.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Kyrgyzstan | 101.00 billion | 2014 | up 518.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Jamaica | 96.97 billion | 2008 | up 298.4% | volatile |
| 95 | North Macedonia | 90.98 billion | 2008 | up 399.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Guyana | 89.35 billion | 2008 | up 504.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Botswana | 72.78 billion | 2008 | up 162.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Türkiye | 71.36 billion | 2008 | up 3,958.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Trinidad and Tobago | 69.68 billion | 2009 | up 803.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Poland | 64.21 billion | 2008 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Finland | 60.71 billion | 1998 | up 250.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 59.37 billion | 2008 | up 2,310.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Mozambique | 56.96 billion | 2008 | up 13,241.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Honduras | 51.76 billion | 2008 | up 774.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Qatar | 42.54 billion | 2008 | up 514.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Vanuatu | 41.10 billion | 2008 | up 51.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Comoros | 40.32 billion | 2008 | up 161.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Croatia | 39.77 billion | 2008 | up 212.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Guatemala | 31.94 billion | 2008 | up 915.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Cape Verde | 28.99 billion | 2008 | up 438.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Haiti | 25.87 billion | 2007 | up 527.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Bhutan | 25.20 billion | 2007 | up 243.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Liberia | 24.99 billion | 2016 | up 157.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Bulgaria | 13.62 billion | 2008 | up 142.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Namibia | 13.57 billion | 2008 | up 901.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Central African Republic | 13.33 billion | 2011 | down 75.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Ethiopia | 13.12 billion | 2008 | up 110.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Republic of Moldova | 12.53 billion | 2008 | up 2,121.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Canada | 12.53 billion | 2008 | up 143.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Lesotho | 11.24 billion | 2008 | up 210.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Brunei Darussalam | 10.54 billion | 2008 | up 164.9% | rising |
| 122 | Romania | 8.52 billion | 2008 | up 482.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Jordan | 8.52 billion | 2016 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Eswatini | 8.04 billion | 2008 | up 505.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Netherlands | 7.98 billion | 1997 | down 88.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Kuwait | 7.73 billion | 2008 | up 302.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Myanmar | 6.70 billion | 2010 | up 166.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Papua New Guinea | 6.16 billion | 2008 | up 1,223.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Ireland | 5.99 billion | 1998 | up 4,273.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Panama | 5.65 billion | 2008 | up 182.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Gambia | 4.65 billion | 2011 | up 328.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.52 billion | 2010 | up 530.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Oman | 4.44 billion | 2008 | up 577.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Azerbaijan | 4.03 billion | 2008 | up 3,268.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Cyprus | 3.31 billion | 2007 | up 1,550.9% | volatile |
| 136 | Aruba | 3.06 billion | 2023 | up 151.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Eritrea | 2.90 billion | 2008 | up 177.1% | rising |
| 138 | Suriname | 2.67 billion | 2008 | up 5,677.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Malta | 2.35 billion | 2007 | up 216.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Ghana | 2.00 billion | 2006 | up 3,367.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Seychelles | 1.90 billion | 2008 | up 2,354.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Barbados | 1.74 billion | 2008 | up 961.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Bahrain | 1.34 billion | 2015 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Fiji | 1.01 billion | 2010 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Bahamas | 1.01 billion | 2017 | up 913.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Solomon Islands | 844.58 million | 2008 | up 269.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 739.29 million | 2008 | up 336.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Antigua and Barbuda | 556.22 million | 2008 | up 1,138.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Belize | 497.90 million | 2008 | up 737.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Dominica | 450.17 million | 2008 | up 397.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 370.56 million | 2008 | up 103.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Samoa | 299.00 million | 2009 | up 65.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Tajikistan | 246.26 million | 2008 | up 337.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Grenada | 215.88 million | 2008 | up 144.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Montserrat | 167.10 million | 2008 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Anguilla | 160.34 million | 2008 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Tonga | 116.22 million | 2008 | up 277.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Georgia | 35,574 | 2008 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Saint Lucia | -536.18 million | 2008 | down 659.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Tunisia | -1.34 billion | 2017 | down 120.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Maldives | -2.58 billion | 2008 | down 272.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Sudan | -2.77 billion | 2008 | up 59.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Latvia | -6.14 billion | 2008 | down 1,728.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Lithuania | -15.55 billion | 2008 | down 462.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Estonia | -22.84 billion | 2010 | down 351.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Nicaragua | -26.01 billion | 2008 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Ukraine | -32.33 billion | 2008 | down 511.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Hungary | -79.00 billion | 2008 | up 91.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Slovenia | -85.95 billion | 2006 | down 117.8% | volatile |
| 170 | New Zealand | -86.82 billion | 2010 | down 157.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Norway | -134.19 billion | 2006 | down 226.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Somalia | -231.05 billion | 1989 | down 94,848.8% | volatile |
| 173 | Australia | -304.48 billion | 2012 | down 257.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Sri Lanka | -393.79 billion | 2015 | down 304.9% | volatile |
| 175 | Iceland | -417.01 billion | 2007 | down 1,511.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Viet Nam | -534.88 billion | 2023 | down 100.1% | volatile |
| 177 | Greece | -4.98 trillion | 2000 | down 222.5% | volatile |
| 178 | Zimbabwe | -1,725,230,000.00 trillion | 2008 | down 5,503,020,000,000,000.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) 4.55 trillion
- Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) 2.22 trillion
- Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) 2.36 billion
About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.