Net foreign assets (current US$) by country
Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Countries reporting
51
Highest
161.04 billion current US$
Algeria
Lowest
-599.70 million current US$
Sudan
Median
1.32 billion current US$
Years covered
52
1960–2011
Data points
2,026
What the numbers show
Net foreign assets (current US$) is currently reported for 51 countries. The highest value is 161.04 billion current US$ in Algeria; the lowest is -599.70 million current US$ in Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.32 billion current US$, and the mean is 8.50 billion current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 269.
Over the past decade 48 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Congo (up 25,102.4%), and the largest decrease in Malawi (down 91.1%).
Net foreign assets: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | 161.04 billion current US$ | 2010 | up 1,501.2% | volatile |
| 2 | South Africa | 62.00 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 2,520.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Nigeria | 41.98 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 257.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Egypt | 35.57 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 679.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Angola | 30.69 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 3,667.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Morocco | 20.42 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 159.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Mauritius | 12.64 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 991.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Botswana | 8.45 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Congo | 6.03 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 25,102.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Ghana | 4.73 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 4,134.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Tunisia | 4.29 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 286.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Tanzania | 4.01 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 196.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.54 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 645.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Kenya | 3.46 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 201.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Cameroon | 3.21 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 2,096.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.13 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 4,251.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Uganda | 3.06 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 267.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Namibia | 2.91 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 2,901.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Mozambique | 2.67 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 712.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Gabon | 2.06 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 5,525.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Zambia | 1.84 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 328.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Senegal | 1.78 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 634.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Benin | 1.42 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 125.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Mali | 1.40 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 401.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 1.35 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 644.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 1.32 billion current US$ | 2008 | up 58.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Lesotho | 1.22 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 186.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Madagascar | 1.17 billion current US$ | 2011 | up 264.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Chad | 899.51 million current US$ | 2011 | up 3,607.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Guinea | 840.92 million current US$ | 2011 | up 968.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Togo | 572.50 million current US$ | 2011 | up 662.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Niger | 530.87 million current US$ | 2007 | up 4,306.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Djibouti | 517.67 million current US$ | 2006 | up 233.2% | rising |
| 34 | Eswatini | 494.22 million current US$ | 2011 | up 252.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Rwanda | 381.52 million current US$ | 2005 | up 313.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Liberia | 369.86 million current US$ | 2011 | up 156.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Sierra Leone | 353.09 million current US$ | 2011 | up 360.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Seychelles | 310.57 million current US$ | 2011 | up 544.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Eritrea | 262.16 million current US$ | 2009 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 40 | Guinea-Bissau | 261.40 million current US$ | 2011 | up 459.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Cape Verde | 235.16 million current US$ | 2011 | up 196.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Mauritania | 163.75 million current US$ | 2011 | up 158.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Gambia | 142.43 million current US$ | 2011 | up 73.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Comoros | 141.66 million current US$ | 2011 | up 105.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 132.49 million current US$ | 2011 | up 124.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Burundi | 73.87 million current US$ | 2005 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Sao Tome and Principe | 66.69 million current US$ | 2011 | up 177.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Central African Republic | 26.29 million current US$ | 2011 | down 65.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Malawi | 15.82 million current US$ | 2011 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Zimbabwe | -216.72 million current US$ | 2006 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Sudan | -599.70 million current US$ | 2011 | up 53.6% | volatile |
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 U.S. dollars.