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Net foreign assets
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2014; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
$2,695.5
Median: $-694.9
Countries Covered
141
with available data
Highest
Kuwait
$185,407.7
Lowest
Iceland
$-187,717.3
Top 5 Countries
1Kuwait$185,407.7
2Qatar$156,323.1
3Norway$140,017.7
4Singapore$123,003.8
5Switzerland$79,200.4
By Region
Asia$26,209.2(22 countries)
Other$-599.9(71 countries)
Africa$-765.6(7 countries)
South America$-1,813.6(7 countries)
Europe$-2,784.5(29 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low ($-187,717.3)High ($185,407.7)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: $2,695.5)
Asia (22)
Other (71)
Africa (7)
South America (7)
Europe (29)
North America (4)
Oceania (1)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2014; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait | $185,407.7 |
| 2 | Qatar | $156,323.1 |
| 3 | Norway | $140,017.7 |
| 4 | Singapore | $123,003.8 |
| 5 | Switzerland | $79,200.4 |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | $74,980.7 |
| 7 | Luxembourg | $38,653.8 |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | $37,467.1 |
| 9 | Netherlands | $31,910.1 |
| 10 | Denmark | $26,103.2 |
| 11 | Belgium | $24,086.1 |
| 12 | Japan | $23,750.8 |
| 13 | Bahrain | $21,816.2 |
| 14 | Germany | $16,804.3 |
| 15 | Mauritius | $10,345.7 |
| 16 | Malta | $8,130.7 |
| 17 | Oman | $8,013.1 |
| 18 | Gabon | $7,511.2 |
| 19 | Azerbaijan | $7,383.6 |
| 20 | Venezuela | $4,925.7 |
| 21 | Canada | $3,323.7 |
| 22 | Botswana | $2,661.9 |
| 23 | Russian Federation | $2,174.8 |
| 24 | South Korea | $1,641.4 |
| 25 | People's Republic of China | $1,104.1 |
| 26 | Argentina | $1,032.6 |
| 27 | Eswatini | $846.0 |
| 28 | Namibia | $743.6 |
| 29 | Turkmenistan | $519.4 |
| 30 | Bolivia | $276.6 |
| 31 | Iraq | $200.9 |
| 32 | Cote d'Ivoire | $92.4 |
| 33 | Nepal | $88.6 |
| 34 | State of Palestine | $0.0 |
| 35 | Zambia | $-27.2 |
| 36 | Comoros | $-50.1 |
| 37 | Haiti | $-100.9 |
| 38 | Burundi | $-106.9 |
| 39 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | $-119.0 |
| 40 | Bangladesh | $-124.4 |
| 41 | Malawi | $-142.0 |
| 42 | Burkina Faso | $-155.5 |
| 43 | Malaysia | $-172.5 |
| 44 | Central African Republic | $-201.6 |
| 45 | Togo | $-203.9 |
| 46 | Mali | $-207.9 |
| 47 | Yemen | $-214.5 |
| 48 | Rwanda | $-217.0 |
| 49 | Ethiopia | $-228.9 |
| 50 | Austria | $-239.0 |
| 51 | Kenya | $-270.8 |
| 52 | Niger | $-277.9 |
| 53 | Guinea | $-279.4 |
| 54 | Uganda | $-298.5 |
| 55 | Sierra Leone | $-303.9 |
| 56 | Cambodia | $-316.8 |
| 57 | Nigeria | $-340.7 |
| 58 | Cameroon | $-341.6 |
| 59 | Solomon Islands | $-355.8 |
| 60 | Pakistan | $-416.1 |
| 61 | Madagascar | $-430.4 |
| 62 | India | $-444.5 |
| 63 | Philippines | $-471.2 |
| 64 | United Republic of Tanzania | $-493.8 |
| 65 | Republic of The Gambia | $-495.7 |
| 66 | Tajikistan | $-557.2 |
| 67 | South Africa | $-578.9 |
| 68 | Chad | $-614.1 |
| 69 | Djibouti | $-656.2 |
| 70 | Finland | $-683.0 |
| 71 | Senegal | $-694.9 |
| 72 | Ecuador | $-721.0 |
| 73 | Guatemala | $-862.3 |
| 74 | Egypt | $-954.8 |
| 75 | Ghana | $-994.8 |
| 76 | Zimbabwe | $-1,011.7 |
| 77 | Kyrgyzstan | $-1,028.7 |
| 78 | Mozambique | $-1,116.7 |
| 79 | Vietnam | $-1,283.7 |
| 80 | Ukraine | $-1,414.4 |
| 81 | Thailand | $-1,497.7 |
| 82 | Indonesia | $-1,524.0 |
| 83 | Moldova, Republic of | $-1,582.3 |
| 84 | Honduras | $-1,619.7 |
| 85 | Liberia | $-1,664.9 |
| 86 | Paraguay | $-1,677.6 |
| 87 | Albania | $-1,894.1 |
| 88 | Morocco | $-1,990.2 |
| 89 | Peru | $-2,006.9 |
| 90 | Chile | $-2,007.6 |
| 91 | Sri Lanka | $-2,039.8 |
| 92 | Suriname | $-2,065.5 |
| 93 | Colombia | $-2,174.6 |
| 94 | Nicaragua | $-2,193.5 |
| 95 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | $-2,324.3 |
| 96 | Mauritania | $-2,454.1 |
| 97 | Kazakhstan | $-2,460.7 |
| 98 | Armenia | $-2,588.3 |
| 99 | El Salvador | $-2,590.6 |
| 100 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $-2,591.7 |
| 101 | Papua New Guinea | $-2,674.1 |
| 102 | The Republic of North Macedonia | $-2,945.2 |
| 103 | Uruguay | $-2,958.6 |
| 104 | Mexico | $-3,409.8 |
| 105 | Guyana | $-3,803.3 |
| 106 | Dominican Republic | $-3,824.1 |
| 107 | Brazil | $-3,858.8 |
| 108 | Sweden | $-4,073.1 |
| 109 | Jordan | $-4,477.8 |
| 110 | Costa Rica | $-4,495.8 |
| 111 | Belarus | $-4,588.1 |
| 112 | Tunisia | $-4,661.9 |
| 113 | Georgia | $-4,682.3 |
| 114 | Republic of the Congo | $-5,370.6 |
| 115 | Romania | $-5,420.5 |
| 116 | Bulgaria | $-5,583.9 |
| 117 | Türkiye | $-5,921.4 |
| 118 | Maldives | $-6,177.1 |
| 119 | Lithuania | $-7,047.3 |
| 120 | Jamaica | $-7,235.4 |
| 121 | Belize | $-7,254.5 |
| 122 | Estonia | $-7,876.2 |
| 123 | Mongolia | $-8,164.6 |
| 124 | Poland | $-8,911.5 |
| 125 | Latvia | $-9,049.5 |
| 126 | France | $-9,082.0 |
| 127 | Hungary | $-9,222.2 |
| 128 | Slovenia | $-9,633.9 |
| 129 | Panama | $-10,274.6 |
| 130 | Italy | $-10,558.0 |
| 131 | United Kingdom | $-10,576.9 |
| 132 | Croatia | $-11,168.8 |
| 133 | Slovakia | $-11,919.3 |
| 134 | Lebanon | $-12,150.9 |
| 135 | United States of America | $-23,000.1 |
| 136 | Portugal | $-24,308.5 |
| 137 | Greece | $-25,178.8 |
| 138 | Spain | $-26,241.1 |
| 139 | Australia | $-31,186.7 |
| 140 | Ireland | $-51,620.4 |
| 141 | Iceland | $-187,717.3 |
Showing 141 of 141 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2014).
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