Argentina vs China: Net foreign assets

Argentina
28.45 trillion current LCU
in 2025
China
30.27 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Argentina rank
19th
China rank
17th

Net foreign assets over time

  • Argentina
  • China
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How they compare

China currently reports 30.27 trillion current LCU against 28.45 trillion current LCU in Argentina, a difference of 1.82 trillion current LCU.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was China ahead.

Globally, Argentina ranks 19th and China ranks 17th of 186 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Net foreign assets (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 9,009 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.