Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) was 440.94 billion in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
440.94 billion
Change on year
up 28.2%
World rank
59th
of 178 countries
All-time high
440.94 billion
in 2024
All-time low
-82.17 billion
in 2004
Years of data
74
1951–2024
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in United Kingdom, 1951–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign assets, net foreign assets in United Kingdom stood at 440.94 billion. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.2% on the previous year and up 86.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in United Kingdom peaked at 440.94 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, -82.17 billion, in 2004.
That places United Kingdom 59th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | -384.00 million | — |
| 1952 | -433.00 million | +12.8% |
| 1953 | -478.00 million | +10.4% |
| 1954 | -541.00 million | +13.2% |
| 1955 | -504.00 million | -6.8% |
| 1956 | -438.00 million | -13.1% |
| 1957 | -426.00 million | -2.7% |
| 1958 | -558.00 million | +31.0% |
| 1959 | -636.00 million | +14.0% |
| 1960 | -760.00 million | +19.5% |
| 1961 | -721.00 million | -5.1% |
| 1962 | -3.97 billion | +450.8% |
| 1963 | -4.14 billion | +4.2% |
| 1964 | -4.86 billion | +17.4% |
| 1965 | -5.04 billion | +3.7% |
| 1966 | -4.92 billion | -2.3% |
| 1967 | -5.66 billion | +15.0% |
| 1968 | -6.81 billion | +20.3% |
| 1969 | -6.11 billion | -10.2% |
| 1970 | -5.18 billion | -15.2% |
| 1971 | -2.88 billion | -44.4% |
| 1972 | -3.92 billion | +36.0% |
| 1973 | -4.86 billion | +24.0% |
| 1974 | -7.34 billion | +51.0% |
| 1975 | -7.65 billion | +4.3% |
| 1976 | -4.73 billion | -38.2% |
| 1977 | 1.51 billion | -132.0% |
| 1978 | 910.00 million | -39.9% |
| 1979 | 591.00 million | -35.1% |
| 1980 | 1.91 billion | +223.2% |
| 1981 | 1.67 billion | -12.7% |
| 1982 | -3.06 billion | -283.3% |
| 1983 | -2.56 billion | -16.2% |
| 1984 | -9.23 billion | +260.3% |
| 1985 | -7.97 billion | -13.7% |
| 1986 | -4.91 billion | -38.4% |
| 1987 | 282.00 million | -105.7% |
| 1988 | -10.47 billion | -3814.5% |
| 1989 | -33.73 billion | +222.0% |
| 1990 | -40.26 billion | +19.4% |
| 1991 | -41.23 billion | +2.4% |
| 1992 | -27.42 billion | -33.5% |
| 1993 | -20.38 billion | -25.7% |
| 1994 | -25.98 billion | +27.5% |
| 1995 | -20.09 billion | -22.7% |
| 1996 | -8.62 billion | -57.1% |
| 1997 | -17.05 billion | +97.9% |
| 1998 | 25.16 billion | -247.6% |
| 1999 | 3.54 billion | -85.9% |
| 2000 | 4.93 billion | +39.4% |
| 2001 | -17.88 billion | -462.8% |
| 2002 | -56.89 billion | +218.1% |
| 2003 | -58.00 billion | +2.0% |
| 2004 | -82.17 billion | +41.7% |
| 2005 | -22.81 billion | -72.2% |
| 2006 | 8.17 billion | -135.8% |
| 2007 | -46.71 billion | -672.0% |
| 2008 | -75.45 billion | +61.5% |
| 2009 | -43.29 billion | -42.6% |
| 2010 | 86.61 billion | -300.1% |
| 2011 | 168.54 billion | +94.6% |
| 2012 | 180.50 billion | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 136.49 billion | -24.4% |
| 2014 | 235.88 billion | +72.8% |
| 2015 | 273.22 billion | +15.8% |
| 2016 | 372.78 billion | +36.4% |
| 2017 | 404.61 billion | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 396.48 billion | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 281.30 billion | -29.1% |
| 2020 | 217.64 billion | -22.6% |
| 2021 | 224.69 billion | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 297.94 billion | +32.6% |
| 2023 | 343.85 billion | +15.4% |
| 2024 | 440.94 billion | +28.2% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 440.94 billion is above the median for high income countries, which is 51.62 billion, 8.5× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 440.94 billion is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 71.36 billion, 6.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in United Kingdom changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | -3814.5% | 282.00 million | -10.47 billion |
| 2007 | -672.0% | 8.17 billion | -46.71 billion |
| 2001 | -462.8% | 4.93 billion | -17.88 billion |
| 1962 | -450.8% | -721.00 million | -3.97 billion |
| 2010 | +300.1% | -43.29 billion | 86.61 billion |
| 1982 | -283.3% | 1.67 billion | -3.06 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -488.67 million | -636.00 million | -384.00 million | 9 |
| 1960s | -4.30 billion | -6.81 billion | -721.00 million | 10 |
| 1970s | -3.35 billion | -7.65 billion | 1.51 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | -6.81 billion | -33.73 billion | 1.91 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | -17.23 billion | -41.23 billion | 25.16 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | -39.01 billion | -82.17 billion | 8.17 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 253.64 billion | 86.61 billion | 404.61 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 305.01 billion | 217.64 billion | 440.94 billion | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets in United Kingdom?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in United Kingdom was 440.94 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 440.94 billion in 2024.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was -82.17 billion in 2004.
- How does United Kingdom rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- United Kingdom ranks 59th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.