France vs United Kingdom: International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US) … unit

France
3.98 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
United Kingdom
4.97 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
France rank
18th
United Kingdom rank
15th

International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US) … unit over time

  • France
  • United Kingdom
0246198020022025

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 4.97 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 3.98 US dollar per US$ of GDP in France, a difference of 0.99 US dollar per US$ of GDP.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times France's.

Across all 46 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

France ranks 18th and United Kingdom ranks 15th of 169 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1980s 0.3968 US dollar per US$ of GDP 1.49 US dollar per US$ of GDP 1.09 US dollar per US$ of GDP United Kingdom
1990s 0.9083 US dollar per US$ of GDP 1.88 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.969 US dollar per US$ of GDP United Kingdom
2000s 2.21 US dollar per US$ of GDP 4.17 US dollar per US$ of GDP 1.96 US dollar per US$ of GDP United Kingdom
2010s 2.96 US dollar per US$ of GDP 5.57 US dollar per US$ of GDP 2.61 US dollar per US$ of GDP United Kingdom
2020s 3.69 US dollar per US$ of GDP 5.38 US dollar per US$ of GDP 1.68 US dollar per US$ of GDP United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per, France or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 4.97 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 3.98 US dollar per US$ of GDP in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per between France and United Kingdom?
0.99 US dollar per US$ of GDP, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per?
France ranks 18th and United Kingdom ranks 15th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP
Unit
US dollar per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 4,284 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.