Net foreign assets (current LCU) by country

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.

Countries reporting
185
Highest
352,068.00 trillion current LCU
Netherlands
Lowest
-417,852.00 trillion current LCU
Italy
Median
252.90 billion current LCU
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
9,009

What the numbers show

Net foreign assets (current LCU) is currently reported for 185 countries. The highest value is 352,068.00 trillion current LCU in Netherlands; the lowest is -417,852.00 trillion current LCU in Italy.

The median across all reporting countries is 252.90 billion current LCU, and the mean is -316.99 trillion current LCU.

Over the past decade 154 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Netherlands (up 177,357,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Italy (down 1,290,090,000.0%).

Net foreign assets: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Netherlands 352,068.00 trillion current LCU 2024 up 177,357,000.0% volatile
2 Iran 2,473.74 trillion current LCU 2016 up 534.2% volatile
3 Indonesia 2,159.04 trillion current LCU 2025 up 83.5% volatile
4 South Korea 627.85 trillion current LCU 2024 up 120.8% volatile
5 Uzbekistan 616.23 trillion current LCU 2025 up 837.8% volatile
6 Colombia 241.28 trillion current LCU 2025 up 83.1% volatile
7 Iraq 167.41 trillion current LCU 2024 up 63.9% volatile
8 Cambodia 132.36 trillion current LCU 2025 up 515.9% volatile
9 Japan 70.71 trillion current LCU 2025 down 4.8% volatile
10 India 66.95 trillion current LCU 2025 up 195.1% volatile
11 Paraguay 55.63 trillion current LCU 2025 up 89.3% volatile
12 Russia 53.65 trillion current LCU 2021 up 208.5% volatile
13 Lebanon 51.57 trillion current LCU 2017 up 71.0% volatile
14 Guinea 34.69 trillion current LCU 2025 up 2,194.7% volatile
15 Somalia 33.98 trillion current LCU 2024 up 520.1% volatile
16 Kazakhstan 33.54 trillion current LCU 2025 up 261.2% volatile
17 China 30.27 trillion current LCU 2024 up 5.2% volatile
18 Chile 29.13 trillion current LCU 2025 up 39.0% volatile
19 Argentina 28.45 trillion current LCU 2025 up 9,637.2% volatile
20 Democratic Republic of Congo 18.33 trillion current LCU 2023 up 1,159.6% volatile
21 Uganda 18.21 trillion current LCU 2025 up 77.6% volatile
22 Angola 16.78 trillion current LCU 2025 up 366.3% volatile
23 Hungary 16.55 trillion current LCU 2024 up 107.6% volatile
24 Myanmar 12.75 trillion current LCU 2020 up 189,664.0% volatile
25 Hong Kong 12.08 trillion current LCU 2025 up 142.0% volatile
26 Tanzania 10.56 trillion current LCU 2024 up 60.9% volatile
27 Madagascar 10.30 trillion current LCU 2024 up 383.7% volatile
28 Thailand 9.51 trillion current LCU 2025 up 61.9% volatile
29 Algeria 9.11 trillion current LCU 2025 down 40.2% volatile
30 Cote d'Ivoire 8.73 trillion current LCU 2025 up 384.0% volatile
31 Mongolia 8.60 trillion current LCU 2024 up 525.5% volatile
32 Costa Rica 8.46 trillion current LCU 2025 up 364.5% volatile
33 Philippines 7.36 trillion current LCU 2025 up 84.0% volatile
34 Laos 6.26 trillion current LCU 2010 up 339.9% volatile
35 Mexico 4.77 trillion current LCU 2025 up 57.7% volatile
36 Nigeria 3.79 trillion current LCU 2022 down 56.6% volatile
37 Senegal 3.63 trillion current LCU 2025 up 224.4% volatile
38 Rwanda 3.22 trillion current LCU 2025 up 419.4% volatile
39 Nepal 3.15 trillion current LCU 2025 up 233.7% volatile
40 Burkina Faso 3.10 trillion current LCU 2025 up 320.8% volatile
41 Ukraine 3.05 trillion current LCU 2025 up 6,556.9% volatile
42 Serbia 3.01 trillion current LCU 2025 up 179.5% volatile
43 Czechia 2.73 trillion current LCU 2024 up 107.1% volatile
44 Bangladesh 2.38 trillion current LCU 2025 up 24.6% volatile
45 Cameroon 2.35 trillion current LCU 2019 up 32.2% volatile
46 Benin 2.25 trillion current LCU 2025 up 76.5% volatile
47 Germany 2.01 trillion current LCU 2023 up 25.3% rising
48 Saudi Arabia 2.00 trillion current LCU 2017 up 68.7% volatile
49 United Arab Emirates 1.80 trillion current LCU 2025 up 630.0% volatile
50 Turkey 1.47 trillion current LCU 2025 up 1,938.3% volatile
51 South Africa 1.43 trillion current LCU 2025 up 73.2% volatile
52 Yemen 1.30 trillion current LCU 2013 up 34.7% volatile
53 Brazil 1.26 trillion current LCU 2025 up 15.6% volatile
54 United States 1.26 trillion current LCU 2025 up 719.7% volatile
55 Togo 1.26 trillion current LCU 2025 up 176.5% volatile
56 Denmark 1.20 trillion current LCU 2024 up 121.8% volatile
57 Uruguay 1.15 trillion current LCU 2025 up 91.4% volatile
58 Jamaica 1.11 trillion current LCU 2025 up 354.3% volatile
59 Egypt 1.11 trillion current LCU 2025 up 6,558.8% volatile
60 Mauritius 1.05 trillion current LCU 2025 up 99.3% volatile
61 Albania 1.01 trillion current LCU 2024 up 91.6% volatile
62 Equatorial Guinea 922.93 billion current LCU 2023 down 61.3% volatile
63 Israel 883.57 billion current LCU 2025 up 126.8% volatile
64 Macao 882.53 billion current LCU 2025 up 74.1% volatile
65 Afghanistan 871.66 billion current LCU 2020 up 251.3% volatile
66 Poland 829.96 billion current LCU 2024 up 368.3% volatile
67 Kenya 796.06 billion current LCU 2023 up 104.0% volatile
68 Dominican Republic 793.12 billion current LCU 2025 up 407.7% volatile
69 Niger 736.20 billion current LCU 2025 up 24.5% volatile
70 Mali 733.20 billion current LCU 2025 up 27.8% volatile
71 France 627.47 billion current LCU 2024 up 13.1% rising
72 Sweden 586.57 billion current LCU 2024 down 51.7% volatile
73 Kyrgyzstan 533.83 billion current LCU 2024 up 391.2% volatile
74 Syria 513.84 billion current LCU 2011 down 13.1% volatile
75 Switzerland 506.31 billion current LCU 2016 up 162.1% volatile
76 Libya 501.95 billion current LCU 2025 up 338.6% volatile
77 Gabon 481.13 billion current LCU 2019 down 50.6% volatile
78 Haiti 467.39 billion current LCU 2025 up 343.8% volatile
79 Morocco 463.02 billion current LCU 2025 up 106.9% volatile
80 United Kingdom 440.94 billion current LCU 2024 up 86.9% volatile
81 Singapore 407.83 billion current LCU 2020 up 32.3% volatile
82 Iceland 397.39 billion current LCU 2025 down 42.9% volatile
83 Romania 381.24 billion current LCU 2025 up 273.1% volatile
84 Luxembourg 379.93 billion current LCU 2023 up 32.0% rising
85 Guyana 347.31 billion current LCU 2025 up 138.1% volatile
86 Ireland 336.99 billion current LCU 2024 up 232.8% volatile
87 Guinea-Bissau 307.13 billion current LCU 2025 up 82.4% volatile
88 Armenia 305.82 billion current LCU 2025 up 328.0% volatile
89 Malaysia 289.80 billion current LCU 2025 down 19.4% volatile
90 Djibouti 281.40 billion current LCU 2025 up 34.0% volatile
91 North Macedonia 276.97 billion current LCU 2025 up 101.4% volatile
92 Peru 269.92 billion current LCU 2024 up 81.7% volatile
93 Mozambique 252.90 billion current LCU 2025 up 119.3% volatile
94 Congo 230.97 billion current LCU 2023 down 92.3% volatile
95 Guatemala 220.27 billion current LCU 2025 up 427.8% volatile
96 Sri Lanka 212.60 billion current LCU 2019 down 49.6% volatile
97 Honduras 181.98 billion current LCU 2025 up 169.9% volatile
98 Belgium 180.33 billion current LCU 2024 up 31.9% rising
99 Spain 162.97 billion current LCU 2024 up 285.8% volatile
100 Nicaragua 161.92 billion current LCU 2024 up 925.9% volatile
101 Comoros 126.48 billion current LCU 2024 up 119.7% volatile
102 Moldova 119.81 billion current LCU 2025 up 143.1% volatile
103 Cape Verde 118.67 billion current LCU 2025 up 144.9% volatile
104 Bhutan 116.48 billion current LCU 2025 up 88.7% volatile
105 Austria 113.77 billion current LCU 2024 down 26.9% flat
106 Vanuatu 95.78 billion current LCU 2024 up 588.7% volatile
107 Zambia 85.43 billion current LCU 2025 up 188.9% volatile
108 Greece 77.54 billion current LCU 2024 up 813.9% volatile
109 Namibia 74.34 billion current LCU 2025 up 149.5% volatile
110 Suriname 68.74 billion current LCU 2025 up 2,194.1% volatile
111 Finland 60.74 billion current LCU 2024 up 37.8% rising
112 Botswana 60.03 billion current LCU 2025 down 34.1% volatile
113 Ghana 60.01 billion current LCU 2024 up 582.9% volatile
114 Trinidad and Tobago 55.70 billion current LCU 2025 down 30.6% volatile
115 Bulgaria 46.19 billion current LCU 2024 up 156.5% volatile
116 Lithuania 40.28 billion current LCU 2024 up 955.7% volatile
117 Tajikistan 34.82 billion current LCU 2023 up 7,279.2% volatile
118 Gambia 32.07 billion current LCU 2024 up 807.3% volatile
119 Cyprus 31.88 billion current LCU 2024 up 18,247.1% volatile
120 Slovenia 31.80 billion current LCU 2024 up 228.4% volatile
121 Kuwait 28.58 billion current LCU 2025 up 80.1% volatile
122 Bolivia 25.97 billion current LCU 2025 down 75.6% volatile
123 Azerbaijan 25.43 billion current LCU 2025 up 137.6% volatile
124 Lesotho 25.32 billion current LCU 2024 up 81.3% volatile
125 Seychelles 25.30 billion current LCU 2025 up 175.0% volatile
126 Mauritania 23.65 billion current LCU 2019 up 6,827.9% volatile
127 Bosnia and Herzegovina 23.03 billion current LCU 2025 up 171.1% volatile
128 Croatia 21.73 billion current LCU 2024 up 127.3% rising
129 Ecuador 21.19 billion current LCU 2025 up 155.6% volatile
130 Slovakia 20.24 billion current LCU 2024 up 86.3% rising
131 Portugal 17.91 billion current LCU 2024 up 235.7% volatile
132 Brunei 15.89 billion current LCU 2025 up 41.8% rising
133 Jordan 15.24 billion current LCU 2025 up 56.6% volatile
134 Central African Republic 15.18 billion current LCU 2022 up 233.0% volatile
135 Malta 13.48 billion current LCU 2023 up 41.9% rising
136 Ethiopia 13.12 billion current LCU 2008 up 110.6% volatile
137 Palestine 11.81 billion current LCU 2025 up 147.0% rising
138 Belarus 11.41 billion current LCU 2021 up 227.9% volatile
139 Canada 11.25 billion current LCU 2008 up 138.8% volatile
140 Eswatini 10.79 billion current LCU 2025 up 21.2% volatile
141 Papua New Guinea 10.51 billion current LCU 2024 up 53.9% volatile
142 Eritrea 10.37 billion current LCU 2014 up 159.7% volatile
143 Latvia 9.50 billion current LCU 2024 up 334.2% volatile
144 Panama 9.33 billion current LCU 2020 up 17.2% volatile
145 Tunisia 9.28 billion current LCU 2025 up 86.8% volatile
146 Estonia 8.79 billion current LCU 2024 up 516.1% volatile
147 Maldives 8.07 billion current LCU 2025 down 34.3% volatile
148 Oman 7.43 billion current LCU 2024 up 10.5% volatile
149 Solomon Islands 5.65 billion current LCU 2024 up 47.7% volatile
150 El Salvador 3.90 billion current LCU 2025 up 178.0% volatile
151 Fiji 3.45 billion current LCU 2025 up 91.2% volatile
152 Aruba 3.06 billion current LCU 2023 up 151.8% volatile
153 Saint Lucia 3.04 billion current LCU 2025 up 1,217.0% volatile
154 Bahamas 2.97 billion current LCU 2024 up 1,226.6% volatile
155 Antigua and Barbuda 2.72 billion current LCU 2025 up 103.5% volatile
156 Grenada 2.55 billion current LCU 2025 up 236.3% volatile
158 Barbados 2.26 billion current LCU 2023 up 42.8% volatile
159 East Timor 2.16 billion current LCU 2025 up 112.8% volatile
160 Montenegro 1.81 billion current LCU 2024 up 301.4% volatile
161 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.68 billion current LCU 2025 down 22.4% volatile
162 Belize 1.64 billion current LCU 2025 up 56.8% volatile
163 Sao Tome and Principe 1.56 billion current LCU 2023 down 5.7% volatile
164 Zimbabwe 1.55 billion current LCU 2023 up 533,336.0% volatile
165 Bahrain 1.34 billion current LCU 2015 down 12.7% volatile
166 Georgia 1.10 billion current LCU 2025 up 0.2% volatile
167 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.07 billion current LCU 2025 up 119.1% volatile
168 Dominica 1.05 billion current LCU 2025 up 53.0% volatile
169 Tonga 925.39 million current LCU 2025 up 182.8% volatile
170 Micronesia (country) 894.62 million current LCU 2021 up 313.0% volatile
171 Sierra Leone 417.37 million current LCU 2025 down 82.3% volatile
172 Samoa 299.00 million current LCU 2009 up 65.7% volatile
173 Liberia 108.21 million current LCU 2022 down 68.4% volatile
174 Venezuela 1.51 current LCU 2013 up 279.5% volatile
175 New Zealand -85.35 billion current LCU 2025 down 16.6% volatile
176 Australia -136.13 billion current LCU 2025 up 58.2% volatile
177 Qatar -243.38 billion current LCU 2025 down 599.5% volatile
178 Pakistan -249.12 billion current LCU 2025 down 119.8% volatile
179 Chad -347.79 billion current LCU 2021 down 176.3% volatile
180 Vietnam -534.88 billion current LCU 2023 down 100.1% volatile
181 Norway -717.63 billion current LCU 2024 up 20.9% volatile
182 Malawi -1.65 trillion current LCU 2024 down 784.0% volatile
183 Burundi -2.26 trillion current LCU 2025 down 3,183.6% volatile
184 Sudan -3.96 trillion current LCU 2022 down 1,868,570.0% volatile
185 South Sudan -6.33 trillion current LCU 2025 down 59,091.5% volatile
186 Italy -417,852.00 trillion current LCU 2024 down 1,290,090,000.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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.