Nigeria vs Philippines: Net foreign assets

Nigeria

3.79 trillion current LCU

in 2022

Philippines

7.36 trillion current LCU

in 2025

Nigeria rank

36th

Philippines rank

33rd

Net foreign assets over time

Nigeria
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 7.36 trillion current LCU against 3.79 trillion current LCU in Nigeria, a difference of 3.57 trillion current LCU.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.9 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Philippines ahead.

Globally, Nigeria ranks 36th and Philippines ranks 33rd 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: 06 August 2026

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.