Russian Federation vs Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA): Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net)

Russian Federation
124.06 billion
in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
-12.58 billion
in 2024
Russian Federation rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) rank
7th

Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net) over time

  • Russian Federation
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
-100.0B-50.0B050.0B100.0B200520142024

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 124.06 billion against -12.58 billion in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), a difference of 136.63 billion.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 9.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)'s.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.

Russian Federation ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) ranks 7th of 197 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russian Federation Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) Difference Ahead
2000s 70.98 billion 6.13 billion 64.84 billion Russian Federation
2010s 55.36 billion -46.66 billion 102.02 billion Russian Federation
2020s 81.57 billion -15.61 billion 97.18 billion Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net), Russian Federation or Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)?
Russian Federation, at 124.06 billion against -12.58 billion in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) as of 2021.
What is the difference in financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) between Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)?
136.63 billion, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)?
17 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.
How do Russian Federation and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) rank globally for financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net)?
Russian Federation ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) ranks 7th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net incurrence of liabilities), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (US dollar). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net incurrence of liabilities), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (US dollar)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
206 places, 3,854 data points, 2005–2024
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