Foreign assets (current US$) by country
Countries reporting
150
Highest
31.55 trillion current US$
United States
Lowest
236.00 million current US$
Sao Tome and Principe
Median
35.88 billion current US$
Years covered
26
1995–2020
Data points
3,851
What the numbers show
Foreign assets (current US$) is currently reported for 150 countries. The highest value is 31.55 trillion current US$ in United States; the lowest is 236.00 million current US$ in Sao Tome and Principe.
The median across all reporting countries is 35.88 billion current US$, and the mean is 1.20 trillion current US$.
Over the past decade 136 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea (up 784.8%), and the largest decrease in Zambia (down 58.8%).
Foreign assets: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 31.55 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 17.35 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 13.62 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 113.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Germany | 12.66 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Netherlands | 11.35 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 50.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Japan | 11.00 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 60.2% | rising |
| 7 | France | 9.77 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 8 | China | 8.74 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 113.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Ireland | 8.31 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 123.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Switzerland | 5.93 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 63.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Canada | 5.13 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 127.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Singapore | 4.72 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 102.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Italy | 3.63 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 14 | Spain | 2.81 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 49.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Belgium | 2.61 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 16 | Australia | 2.37 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 77.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Norway | 2.13 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 75.4% | volatile |
| 18 | South Korea | 1.97 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 184.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Sweden | 1.96 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 20 | United Arab Emirates | 1.71 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 168.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Saudi Arabia | 1.69 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 98.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Denmark | 1.52 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 85.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Russia | 1.43 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Austria | 1.10 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Kuwait | 1.06 trillion current US$ | 2020 | up 127.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Finland | 998.40 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Brazil | 916.16 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 56.6% | volatile |
| 28 | India | 822.72 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 103.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Mexico | 740.93 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 88.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Qatar | 738.46 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 171.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Thailand | 597.73 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 131.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Israel | 596.43 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 129.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Hungary | 561.95 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 82.7% | volatile |
| 34 | South Africa | 543.77 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 69.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Mauritius | 487.05 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Malaysia | 471.91 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 54.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Portugal | 419.66 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 38 | Chile | 410.27 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Indonesia | 405.53 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 175.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Argentina | 395.40 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 41 | Czechia | 347.54 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 130.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Poland | 339.36 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 63.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Malta | 317.34 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Greece | 310.99 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Iran | 252.94 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 78.9% | volatile |
| 46 | New Zealand | 229.80 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 76.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Philippines | 225.47 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Colombia | 223.19 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 155.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Turkey | 213.88 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 50 | Vietnam | 186.47 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 651.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Ukraine | 148.18 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Peru | 146.12 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 107.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Kazakhstan | 137.48 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Bahrain | 135.14 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 27.7% | rising |
| 55 | Slovakia | 121.39 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 114.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Romania | 102.98 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Nigeria | 87.66 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Panama | 80.34 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 61.9% | rising |
| 59 | Iraq | 78.22 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Oman | 77.80 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 159.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Slovenia | 76.51 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 64.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Bulgaria | 74.14 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 135.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Lebanon | 73.57 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Egypt | 72.96 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 65 | Uruguay | 69.12 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 132.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Lithuania | 64.68 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 183.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Ecuador | 54.99 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 199.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Estonia | 54.67 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 128.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Bangladesh | 54.36 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 316.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Morocco | 53.60 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 65.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Croatia | 50.24 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Latvia | 49.30 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 73.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Azerbaijan | 49.27 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 65.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Angola | 41.84 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Costa Rica | 36.56 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 151.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Iceland | 35.20 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Serbia | 32.91 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 78 | Cambodia | 32.05 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 278.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Guatemala | 31.62 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 131.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Pakistan | 27.02 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 81 | Dominican Republic | 26.92 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 154.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Kenya | 24.95 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 166.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Jordan | 24.83 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 84 | Trinidad and Tobago | 24.43 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Belarus | 20.83 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 106.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Cote d'Ivoire | 18.58 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Paraguay | 15.04 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 93.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Bolivia | 14.12 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Botswana | 14.12 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 90 | Senegal | 13.97 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 186.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Honduras | 13.96 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 141.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.83 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 66.2% | rising |
| 93 | Mozambique | 13.57 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 250.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Burkina Faso | 13.44 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 500.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 12.96 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 316.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Nepal | 12.81 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 206.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Cameroon | 12.15 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 79.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Tunisia | 12.11 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 99 | Jamaica | 11.71 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 101.5% | rising |
| 100 | Georgia | 11.35 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 135.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Ghana | 11.29 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 102 | El Salvador | 11.12 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 103 | Namibia | 10.63 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Sri Lanka | 10.47 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 105 | Albania | 9.94 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 115.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Tanzania | 9.13 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 57.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Togo | 8.55 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 389.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Uganda | 8.48 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 116.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Papua New Guinea | 8.39 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Mongolia | 7.45 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 101.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Nicaragua | 7.21 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 103.2% | volatile |
| 112 | North Macedonia | 7.16 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 78.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Guinea | 7.06 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 784.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Gabon | 6.10 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 98.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Benin | 6.08 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 164.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Armenia | 5.95 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 84.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Moldova | 5.95 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Ethiopia | 5.87 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 82.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Sudan | 5.85 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 120 | Zambia | 5.34 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.10 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Mali | 5.05 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 112.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Montenegro | 4.64 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 180.8% | rising |
| 124 | Congo | 4.38 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Madagascar | 4.01 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 63.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Haiti | 3.75 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Eswatini | 3.46 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 128 | Niger | 2.91 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 153.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Laos | 2.87 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 90.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Rwanda | 2.55 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 74.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Mauritania | 2.50 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 190.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Tajikistan | 2.14 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 211.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Guyana | 1.99 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 134 | Zimbabwe | 1.90 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 135 | Saint Lucia | 1.85 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 156.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Lesotho | 1.83 billion current US$ | 2020 | down 34.0% | rising |
| 137 | Maldives | 1.78 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 231.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Suriname | 1.76 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Malawi | 1.35 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 98.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Sierra Leone | 1.30 billion current US$ | 2020 | up 86.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Solomon Islands | 940.00 million current US$ | 2020 | up 128.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Guinea-Bissau | 926.00 million current US$ | 2020 | up 266.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Burundi | 844.00 million current US$ | 2020 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Gambia | 673.00 million current US$ | 2020 | up 73.0% | rising |
| 145 | Liberia | 660.00 million current US$ | 2020 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Chad | 643.00 million current US$ | 2020 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Belize | 605.00 million current US$ | 2020 | up 58.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Central African Republic | 582.00 million current US$ | 2020 | up 62.6% | rising |
| 149 | Comoros | 354.00 million current US$ | 2020 | up 74.4% | rising |
| 150 | Sao Tome and Principe | 236.00 million current US$ | 2020 | up 95.0% | volatile |