Foreign assets (real chained 2019 US$) by country
Net foreign assets is foreign assets minus foreign liabilities. Values are measured at market exchange rates in constant 2018 US dollars, using a country-specific GDP deflator.
Countries reporting
149
Highest
31.16 trillion real chained 2019 US$
United States
Lowest
347.88 million real chained 2019 US$
Comoros
Median
34.30 billion real chained 2019 US$
Years covered
26
1995–2020
Data points
3,820
What the numbers show
Foreign assets (real chained 2019 US$) is currently reported for 149 countries. The highest value is 31.16 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in United States; the lowest is 347.88 million real chained 2019 US$ in Comoros.
The median across all reporting countries is 34.30 billion real chained 2019 US$, and the mean is 1.20 trillion real chained 2019 US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 89,583.
Over the past decade 98 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 443.9%), and the largest decrease in Sudan (down 87.6%).
Foreign assets: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 31.16 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 17.18 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 13.51 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 83.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Germany | 12.59 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 5 | Netherlands | 11.20 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Japan | 11.00 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 7 | France | 9.72 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 8 | China | 8.53 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 66.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Ireland | 8.34 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 110.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Switzerland | 5.97 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 65.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Canada | 5.09 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 93.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Singapore | 4.73 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 77.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Italy | 3.64 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 14 | Spain | 2.82 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 15 | Belgium | 2.59 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 16 | Australia | 2.35 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Norway | 2.10 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 18 | South Korea | 1.96 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 145.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Sweden | 1.95 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 20 | United Arab Emirates | 1.75 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 139.7% | rising |
| 21 | Saudi Arabia | 1.64 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Denmark | 1.51 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 23 | Russia | 1.38 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 24 | Austria | 1.08 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 25 | Kuwait | 1.04 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 76.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Finland | 995.51 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Brazil | 887.65 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 28 | India | 771.61 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 29 | Qatar | 757.71 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 141.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Mexico | 716.59 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 31 | Thailand | 602.83 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 105.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Israel | 599.96 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 113.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Hungary | 543.86 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 34 | South Africa | 526.79 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 35 | Malaysia | 477.35 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Mauritius | 474.80 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Portugal | 419.71 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 38 | Chile | 398.15 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Indonesia | 397.89 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 78.6% | rising |
| 40 | Czechia | 336.89 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 91.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Poland | 328.29 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Malta | 315.33 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Greece | 314.92 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 44 | Argentina | 278.42 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 60.8% | falling |
| 45 | New Zealand | 225.92 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 51.7% | rising |
| 46 | Philippines | 219.68 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 47 | Colombia | 217.70 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 76.6% | rising |
| 48 | Iran | 213.82 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 72.5% | falling |
| 49 | Turkey | 190.49 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 50 | Vietnam | 180.66 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 345.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Ukraine | 144.24 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 60.8% | rising |
| 52 | Peru | 143.50 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 56.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Bahrain | 138.35 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 37.7% | rising |
| 54 | Kazakhstan | 128.79 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Slovakia | 119.08 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 82.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Romania | 100.34 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Panama | 81.60 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 58 | Oman | 78.51 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 130.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Iraq | 77.78 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 60 | Nigeria | 77.17 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 64.2% | flat |
| 61 | Slovenia | 76.55 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 62 | Bulgaria | 72.92 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 102.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Egypt | 69.45 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 68.8% | falling |
| 64 | Lithuania | 63.91 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 136.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Uruguay | 62.98 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 66 | Ecuador | 55.18 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 142.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Estonia | 54.91 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Morocco | 53.23 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 69 | Bangladesh | 51.43 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 119.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Croatia | 50.16 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 71 | Latvia | 49.19 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Azerbaijan | 47.95 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Lebanon | 39.80 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 64.9% | rising |
| 74 | Costa Rica | 36.30 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 93.5% | rising |
| 75 | Angola | 34.30 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 77.2% | falling |
| 76 | Iceland | 34.22 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Serbia | 32.40 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 78 | Cambodia | 31.13 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 182.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Guatemala | 30.63 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 57.2% | rising |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 25.94 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 85.3% | rising |
| 81 | Jordan | 24.75 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 82 | Pakistan | 24.63 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 83 | Trinidad and Tobago | 24.29 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 84 | Kenya | 23.67 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 85 | Belarus | 19.73 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Cote d'Ivoire | 18.14 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Paraguay | 14.78 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 88 | Bolivia | 13.99 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.97 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 90 | Botswana | 13.86 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 91 | Senegal | 13.62 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 156.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Honduras | 13.49 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 93 | Burkina Faso | 13.20 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 443.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Mozambique | 13.11 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 86.0% | rising |
| 95 | Nepal | 12.19 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 96 | Cameroon | 11.86 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 97 | Tunisia | 11.46 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 41.1% | rising |
| 98 | El Salvador | 11.16 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 99 | Jamaica | 11.13 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 100 | Georgia | 10.78 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Namibia | 10.40 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 41.6% | rising |
| 102 | Ghana | 10.27 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Sri Lanka | 9.87 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 104 | Albania | 9.78 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 78.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 9.77 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Tanzania | 8.84 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 107 | Togo | 8.40 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 324.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Uganda | 8.17 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 109 | Papua New Guinea | 8.00 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Mongolia | 7.18 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 111 | North Macedonia | 7.08 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 55.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Nicaragua | 6.95 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 113 | Guinea | 6.38 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 204.2% | falling |
| 114 | Gabon | 6.03 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 59.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Benin | 5.90 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 131.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Armenia | 5.88 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Moldova | 5.73 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 118 | Ethiopia | 5.36 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 119 | Mali | 5.03 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 94.5% | rising |
| 120 | Kyrgyzstan | 4.80 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 25.3% | rising |
| 121 | Montenegro | 4.65 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 141.1% | rising |
| 122 | Zambia | 4.62 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Congo | 4.30 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Madagascar | 3.85 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 125 | Eswatini | 3.24 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 126 | Haiti | 3.05 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 54.3% | rising |
| 127 | Niger | 2.85 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 126.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Laos | 2.73 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Mauritania | 2.44 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 109.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Sudan | 2.34 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Rwanda | 2.32 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 132 | Tajikistan | 2.05 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 76.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Guyana | 1.91 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 134 | Zimbabwe | 1.87 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 38.7% | rising |
| 135 | Saint Lucia | 1.81 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 127.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Maldives | 1.80 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 146.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Lesotho | 1.75 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 59.6% | flat |
| 138 | Suriname | 1.31 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Malawi | 1.24 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 56.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Sierra Leone | 1.14 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 29.6% | rising |
| 141 | Solomon Islands | 912.94 million real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 66.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Guinea-Bissau | 867.86 million real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 204.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Burundi | 786.42 million real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Gambia | 635.32 million real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 145 | Chad | 622.79 million real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Belize | 604.27 million real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 147 | Liberia | 600.74 million real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Central African Republic | 568.89 million real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 149 | Comoros | 347.88 million real chained 2019 US$ | 2020 | up 37.9% | rising |
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.