The External Wealth of Nations Mark II : Revised and Extended Estimates of Foreign Assets and Liabilities, 1970-2004 /

We construct estimates of external assets and liabilities for 145 countries for the period 1970-2004. We describe our estimation methods and present key features of the data at the country and the global level. We focus on trends in net and gross external positions, and the composition of internatio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lane, Philip
Other Authors: Milesi-Ferretti, Gian
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2006/069
Online Access:Full text available on IMF