Net foreign assets in Sudan
Sudan: Net foreign assets was -3.96 trillion current LCU in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets in Sudan, 1960–2022
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Sudan recorded -3.96 trillion current LCU for net foreign assets in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 44.9% on the previous year and down 1,868,570.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets in Sudan peaked at 2.76 billion current LCU in 2005 and was at its lowest, -3.96 trillion current LCU, in 2022.
Sudan ranks 184th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23,779 current LCU | -9,274 current LCU | 60,040 current LCU | 10 |
| 1970s | -129,792 current LCU | -297,934 current LCU | -18,272 current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | -4.23 million current LCU | -9.82 million current LCU | -346,862 current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.77 billion current LCU | -7.24 billion current LCU | -12.15 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | -909.44 million current LCU | -7.21 billion current LCU | 2.76 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | -52.92 billion current LCU | -222.53 billion current LCU | -201.68 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.38 trillion current LCU | -3.96 trillion current LCU | -453.48 billion current LCU | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More financial sector data for Sudan
- Domestic credit to private sector 5.6% (2022)
- Claims on central government, etc. 6.6% (2022)
- Broad money 31.9% (2020)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 5.6% (2022)
- Net domestic credit 3.85 trillion current LCU (2022)
- Total reserves in months of imports 0.1861 (2017)
- Net migration 291,469 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 5.6% (2022)
- Official exchange rate 546.76 LCU per US$, period average (2022)
- Claims on central government 21.2% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets in Sudan?
- Net foreign assets in Sudan was -3.96 trillion current LCU in 2022, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net foreign assets recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.76 billion current LCU in 2005.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.96 trillion current LCU in 2022.
- How does Sudan rank for net foreign assets?
- Sudan ranks 184th out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is net foreign assets rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,868,570.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.