Foreign assets per capita (real chained 2019 US$) by country
Net foreign assets is foreign assets minus foreign liabilities. Values are measured at market exchange rates in constant 2018 US dollars, using a country-specific GDP deflator.
Countries reporting
149
Highest
21.43 million real chained 2019 US$
Luxembourg
Lowest
37.42 real chained 2019 US$
Chad
Median
3,137 real chained 2019 US$
Years covered
26
1995–2020
Data points
3,820
What the numbers show
Foreign assets per capita (real chained 2019 US$) is currently reported for 149 countries. The highest value is 21.43 million real chained 2019 US$ in Luxembourg; the lowest is 37.42 real chained 2019 US$ in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 3,137 real chained 2019 US$, and the mean is 204,280 real chained 2019 US$.
Over the past decade 90 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 307.3%), and the largest decrease in Sudan (down 89.7%).
Foreign assets per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 21.43 million real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Ireland | 1.67 million real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 92.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Singapore | 832,051 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 4 | Switzerland | 691,474 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 49.8% | rising |
| 5 | Netherlands | 642,354 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Malta | 611,898 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Norway | 390,436 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Mauritius | 375,033 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Qatar | 274,494 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 49.7% | falling |
| 10 | Denmark | 259,599 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 256,035 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 12 | Kuwait | 238,484 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 13 | Belgium | 224,731 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates | 188,454 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 118.9% | falling |
| 15 | Sweden | 188,374 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 16 | Finland | 180,035 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Germany | 151,432 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 18 | France | 143,894 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 19 | Canada | 133,837 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 73.0% | rising |
| 20 | Austria | 121,173 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 21 | United States | 94,001 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 22 | Bahrain | 93,638 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 23 | Iceland | 93,380 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Australia | 91,441 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 25 | Japan | 87,127 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 26 | Israel | 65,106 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 76.8% | rising |
| 27 | Italy | 61,202 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 28 | Spain | 59,481 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 29 | Hungary | 55,779 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 49.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia | 45,432 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 31 | New Zealand | 44,384 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 32 | Estonia | 41,302 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 87.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Portugal | 40,760 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 34 | South Korea | 37,889 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 135.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Slovenia | 36,412 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 36 | Czechia | 31,492 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 87.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Greece | 29,436 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 38 | Latvia | 25,885 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 63.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Lithuania | 22,867 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 162.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Slovakia | 21,814 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 80.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Chile | 20,629 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Panama | 19,002 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 43 | Uruguay | 18,366 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 44 | Oman | 17,281 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 45 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15,999 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 31.5% | rising |
| 46 | Malaysia | 14,378 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 47 | Croatia | 12,392 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 48 | Bulgaria | 10,516 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 115.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Saint Lucia | 10,113 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 116.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Russia | 9,531 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 51 | South Africa | 8,959 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 52 | Poland | 8,662 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Thailand | 8,434 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 96.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Montenegro | 7,489 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 140.4% | rising |
| 55 | Costa Rica | 7,086 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 74.6% | rising |
| 56 | Lebanon | 7,028 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 69.0% | rising |
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 6,867 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Argentina | 6,136 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 64.8% | falling |
| 59 | China | 6,048 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Mexico | 5,687 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 61 | Botswana | 5,442 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 62 | Romania | 5,208 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Azerbaijan | 4,750 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Serbia | 4,696 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 65 | Peru | 4,309 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Colombia | 4,274 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 67 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4,211 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 83.9% | rising |
| 68 | Namibia | 4,180 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 50.8% | rising |
| 69 | Brazil | 4,164 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 70 | Jamaica | 3,946 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 71 | North Macedonia | 3,813 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Maldives | 3,500 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 72.9% | rising |
| 73 | Albania | 3,447 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 82.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Ukraine | 3,263 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Ecuador | 3,137 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 106.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Georgia | 2,897 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 70.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Eswatini | 2,741 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 78 | Gabon | 2,631 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 79 | Iran | 2,450 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 76.3% | falling |
| 80 | Guyana | 2,391 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 81 | Dominican Republic | 2,358 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 64.7% | rising |
| 82 | Turkey | 2,284 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 63.7% | falling |
| 83 | Jordan | 2,265 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 84 | Paraguay | 2,233 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 85 | Mongolia | 2,180 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Moldova | 2,176 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 87 | Suriname | 2,150 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 74.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Belarus | 2,104 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 61.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Armenia | 2,097 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Philippines | 1,958 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 91 | Cambodia | 1,899 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 147.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Vietnam | 1,869 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 302.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Iraq | 1,828 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 31.1% | rising |
| 94 | Guatemala | 1,817 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 95 | El Salvador | 1,773 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 96 | Belize | 1,530 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 97 | Indonesia | 1,464 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 98 | Morocco | 1,451 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 99 | Honduras | 1,333 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 100 | Solomon Islands | 1,321 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 101 | Bolivia | 1,172 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 35.8% | rising |
| 102 | Nicaragua | 1,029 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 103 | Angola | 1,026 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Togo | 995.13 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 230.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Tunisia | 942.64 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 47.3% | rising |
| 106 | Senegal | 828.96 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 95.1% | rising |
| 107 | Papua New Guinea | 820.47 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 38.7% | rising |
| 108 | Lesotho | 774.62 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 63.8% | falling |
| 109 | Congo | 753.73 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 58.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Kyrgyzstan | 728.83 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 38.1% | rising |
| 111 | Cote d'Ivoire | 676.53 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 112 | Egypt | 646.3 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Burkina Faso | 613.09 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 307.3% | volatile |
| 114 | India | 552.58 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 115 | Mauritania | 542.35 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 59.5% | rising |
| 116 | Guinea | 483.46 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 136.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Benin | 466.94 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 73.1% | rising |
| 118 | Kenya | 455.29 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 119 | Sri Lanka | 450.19 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 120 | Cameroon | 447.84 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 121 | Comoros | 431.52 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 122 | Guinea-Bissau | 430.52 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 136.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Mozambique | 420.49 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 124 | Nepal | 415.52 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 125 | Laos | 373.2 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Nigeria | 370.44 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 72.4% | falling |
| 127 | Ghana | 319.15 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Bangladesh | 307.19 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 94.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Haiti | 269.87 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 60.2% | flat |
| 130 | Gambia | 246.82 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 131 | Zambia | 243.87 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 87.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Mali | 237.09 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 133 | Tajikistan | 214.3 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Uganda | 183.93 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 135 | Rwanda | 176.51 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 136 | Tanzania | 143.31 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 137 | Sierra Leone | 138.85 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 138 | Madagascar | 136.31 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 139 | Zimbabwe | 119.04 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 49.7% | falling |
| 140 | Liberia | 118.08 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Niger | 117.12 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 142 | Pakistan | 108.39 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 143 | Central African Republic | 106.47 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 144 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 105.26 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 27.9% | rising |
| 145 | Burundi | 64.35 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Malawi | 64.19 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Sudan | 52.56 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Ethiopia | 45.75 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Chad | 37.42 real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 59.3% | volatile |
About this data
Net foreign assets is foreign assets minus foreign liabilities. Values are measured at market exchange rates in constant 2018 US dollars, using a country-specific GDP deflator.