Foreign assets per capita (current US$) by country

Countries reporting
150
Highest
21.60 million current US$
Luxembourg
Lowest
38.63 current US$
Chad
Median
3,087 current US$
Years covered
26
1995–2020
Data points
3,851

What the numbers show

Foreign assets per capita (current US$) is currently reported for 150 countries. The highest value is 21.60 million current US$ in Luxembourg; the lowest is 38.63 current US$ in Chad.

The median across all reporting countries is 3,087 current US$, and the mean is 204,394 current US$.

Over the past decade 125 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea (up 588.2%), and the largest decrease in Zambia (down 70.0%).

Foreign assets per capita: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Luxembourg 21.60 million current US$ 2020 up 71.3% volatile
2 Ireland 1.67 million current US$ 2020 up 104.7% volatile
3 Singapore 830,537 current US$ 2020 up 80.8% volatile
4 Switzerland 686,455 current US$ 2020 up 48.0% rising
5 Netherlands 650,528 current US$ 2020 up 43.3% volatile
6 Malta 615,805 current US$ 2020 up 10.0% volatile
7 Norway 395,459 current US$ 2020 up 59.4% volatile
8 Mauritius 384,711 current US$ 2020 up 6.9% volatile
9 Qatar 267,521 current US$ 2020 up 68.3% rising
10 Denmark 260,691 current US$ 2020 up 76.5% volatile
11 United Kingdom 258,568 current US$ 2020 up 1.2% rising
12 Kuwait 243,496 current US$ 2020 up 53.7% volatile
13 Belgium 226,395 current US$ 2020 down 4.7% rising
14 Sweden 189,311 current US$ 2020 up 25.5% rising
15 United Arab Emirates 184,535 current US$ 2020 up 145.5% rising
16 Finland 180,558 current US$ 2020 up 19.6% volatile
17 Germany 152,199 current US$ 2020 up 45.0% volatile
18 France 144,579 current US$ 2020 up 24.0% rising
19 Canada 134,797 current US$ 2020 up 103.5% volatile
20 Austria 122,847 current US$ 2020 down 3.6% volatile
21 Iceland 96,040 current US$ 2020 down 19.2% volatile
22 United States 95,160 current US$ 2020 up 37.5% rising
23 Australia 92,215 current US$ 2020 up 52.6% volatile
24 Bahrain 91,468 current US$ 2020 down 40.6% falling
25 Japan 87,105 current US$ 2020 up 62.5% rising
26 Israel 64,723 current US$ 2020 up 90.2% volatile
27 Italy 61,118 current US$ 2020 up 41.8% rising
28 Spain 59,290 current US$ 2020 up 47.2% rising
29 Hungary 57,635 current US$ 2020 up 87.4% volatile
30 Saudi Arabia 46,997 current US$ 2020 up 62.2% volatile
31 New Zealand 45,145 current US$ 2020 up 50.6% volatile
32 Estonia 41,118 current US$ 2020 up 128.3% volatile
33 Portugal 40,755 current US$ 2020 down 6.5% rising
34 South Korea 38,092 current US$ 2020 up 172.1% volatile
35 Slovenia 36,392 current US$ 2020 up 59.9% volatile
36 Czechia 32,487 current US$ 2020 up 125.8% volatile
37 Greece 29,069 current US$ 2020 up 3.8% volatile
38 Latvia 25,942 current US$ 2020 up 91.9% volatile
39 Lithuania 23,142 current US$ 2020 up 213.9% volatile
40 Slovakia 22,236 current US$ 2020 up 111.9% volatile
41 Chile 21,257 current US$ 2020 up 44.9% volatile
42 Uruguay 20,158 current US$ 2020 up 127.7% volatile
43 Panama 18,708 current US$ 2020 up 36.6% rising
44 Oman 17,124 current US$ 2020 up 64.3% volatile
45 Trinidad and Tobago 16,095 current US$ 2020 down 1.4% volatile
46 Malaysia 14,214 current US$ 2020 up 33.2% volatile
47 Lebanon 12,992 current US$ 2020 down 25.6% rising
48 Croatia 12,412 current US$ 2020 up 56.3% volatile
49 Bulgaria 10,692 current US$ 2020 up 150.7% volatile
50 Saint Lucia 10,316 current US$ 2020 up 144.9% volatile
51 Russia 9,853 current US$ 2020 up 23.7% volatile
52 South Africa 9,247 current US$ 2020 up 49.6% volatile
53 Poland 8,954 current US$ 2020 up 63.8% volatile
54 Argentina 8,714 current US$ 2020 up 50.6% rising
55 Thailand 8,363 current US$ 2020 up 120.8% volatile
56 Montenegro 7,470 current US$ 2020 up 179.9% rising
57 Kazakhstan 7,330 current US$ 2020 up 2.1% volatile
58 Costa Rica 7,137 current US$ 2020 up 126.6% volatile
59 China 6,194 current US$ 2020 up 102.2% volatile
60 Mexico 5,881 current US$ 2020 up 68.0% volatile
61 Botswana 5,545 current US$ 2020 down 12.9% rising
62 Romania 5,345 current US$ 2020 up 68.6% volatile
63 Azerbaijan 4,881 current US$ 2020 up 48.1% volatile
64 Serbia 4,770 current US$ 2020 up 64.7% rising
65 Peru 4,387 current US$ 2020 up 82.0% volatile
66 Colombia 4,382 current US$ 2020 up 124.6% volatile
67 Brazil 4,297 current US$ 2020 up 44.3% volatile
68 Namibia 4,272 current US$ 2020 down 20.5% volatile
69 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,166 current US$ 2020 up 90.9% volatile
70 Jamaica 4,152 current US$ 2020 up 95.3% rising
71 North Macedonia 3,859 current US$ 2020 up 86.8% volatile
72 Albania 3,503 current US$ 2020 up 121.3% volatile
73 Maldives 3,452 current US$ 2020 up 132.9% volatile
74 Ukraine 3,352 current US$ 2020 up 17.6% volatile
75 Ecuador 3,127 current US$ 2020 up 155.4% volatile
76 Georgia 3,048 current US$ 2020 up 139.6% volatile
77 Eswatini 2,926 current US$ 2020 up 8.9% rising
78 Suriname 2,901 current US$ 2020 down 0.1% volatile
79 Iran 2,898 current US$ 2020 up 54.5% volatile
80 Gabon 2,662 current US$ 2020 up 48.1% rising
81 Turkey 2,565 current US$ 2020 down 4.4% rising
82 Guyana 2,496 current US$ 2020 up 46.7% rising
83 Dominican Republic 2,447 current US$ 2020 up 125.9% volatile
84 Jordan 2,272 current US$ 2020 down 32.9% rising
85 Paraguay 2,272 current US$ 2020 up 68.7% volatile
86 Mongolia 2,261 current US$ 2020 up 65.2% volatile
87 Moldova 2,258 current US$ 2020 up 46.0% volatile
88 Belarus 2,220 current US$ 2020 up 108.9% volatile
89 Armenia 2,122 current US$ 2020 up 93.5% volatile
90 Philippines 2,010 current US$ 2020 up 96.8% volatile
91 Cambodia 1,955 current US$ 2020 up 231.4% volatile
92 Vietnam 1,929 current US$ 2020 up 579.4% volatile
93 Guatemala 1,875 current US$ 2020 up 96.2% volatile
94 Iraq 1,838 current US$ 2020 down 17.1% volatile
95 El Salvador 1,766 current US$ 2020 up 45.8% rising
96 Belize 1,532 current US$ 2020 up 28.8% rising
97 Indonesia 1,492 current US$ 2020 up 146.9% volatile
98 Morocco 1,461 current US$ 2020 up 46.6% rising
99 Honduras 1,379 current US$ 2020 up 101.9% volatile
100 Solomon Islands 1,360 current US$ 2020 up 78.4% volatile
101 Angola 1,252 current US$ 2020 down 26.2% rising
102 Bolivia 1,183 current US$ 2020 down 3.8% volatile
103 Sao Tome and Principe 1,079 current US$ 2020 up 62.5% volatile
104 Nicaragua 1,067 current US$ 2020 up 76.1% volatile
105 Togo 1,013 current US$ 2020 up 281.2% volatile
106 Tunisia 995.75 current US$ 2020 down 13.5% rising
107 Papua New Guinea 860.44 current US$ 2020 up 0.2% volatile
108 Senegal 850.08 current US$ 2020 up 118.6% volatile
109 Lesotho 813.18 current US$ 2020 down 40.7% rising
110 Kyrgyzstan 774.94 current US$ 2020 up 2.4% volatile
111 Congo 767.43 current US$ 2020 down 46.8% volatile
112 Cote d'Ivoire 692.94 current US$ 2020 up 10.1% volatile
113 Egypt 678.91 current US$ 2020 down 23.3% rising
114 Burkina Faso 624.64 current US$ 2020 up 349.6% volatile
115 India 589.17 current US$ 2020 up 80.7% volatile
116 Mauritania 555.28 current US$ 2020 up 120.5% volatile
117 Guinea 534.72 current US$ 2020 up 588.2% volatile
118 Benin 481.05 current US$ 2020 up 97.5% rising
119 Kenya 479.9 current US$ 2020 up 112.7% rising
120 Sri Lanka 477.9 current US$ 2020 down 0.3% rising
121 Guinea-Bissau 459.37 current US$ 2020 up 184.6% volatile
122 Cameroon 458.76 current US$ 2020 up 34.8% rising
123 Comoros 439.12 current US$ 2020 up 41.9% rising
124 Nepal 436.51 current US$ 2020 up 183.6% volatile
125 Mozambique 435.14 current US$ 2020 up 159.6% volatile
126 Nigeria 420.79 current US$ 2020 down 16.0% volatile
127 Laos 392.25 current US$ 2020 up 64.8% volatile
128 Ghana 350.71 current US$ 2020 up 18.1% volatile
129 Haiti 331.39 current US$ 2020 up 4.0% volatile
130 Bangladesh 324.67 current US$ 2020 up 268.9% volatile
131 Zambia 282.23 current US$ 2020 down 70.0% volatile
132 Gambia 261.46 current US$ 2020 up 30.2% rising
133 Mali 238.13 current US$ 2020 up 55.4% rising
134 Tajikistan 223.82 current US$ 2020 up 149.0% volatile
135 Rwanda 193.89 current US$ 2020 up 37.2% rising
136 Uganda 190.9 current US$ 2020 up 57.9% rising
137 Sierra Leone 157.52 current US$ 2020 up 46.1% volatile
138 Tanzania 148.03 current US$ 2020 up 15.1% rising
139 Madagascar 142.04 current US$ 2020 up 25.7% rising
140 Democratic Republic of Congo 139.55 current US$ 2020 up 198.1% volatile
141 Sudan 131.57 current US$ 2020 up 16.3% rising
142 Liberia 129.73 current US$ 2020 down 22.2% volatile
143 Zimbabwe 121.25 current US$ 2020 down 39.1% rising
144 Niger 119.71 current US$ 2020 up 73.4% volatile
145 Pakistan 118.95 current US$ 2020 up 2.3% rising
146 Central African Republic 108.93 current US$ 2020 up 41.8% rising
147 Malawi 69.72 current US$ 2020 up 50.9% rising
148 Burundi 69.07 current US$ 2020 up 2.7% rising
149 Ethiopia 50.05 current US$ 2020 up 39.0% rising
150 Chad 38.63 current US$ 2020 down 50.6% volatile

About this data

Indicator
Foreign assets per capita (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed