Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Australia
Australia: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was -4,930 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Australia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Australia recorded -4,930 current LCU per person for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.0% on the previous year and up 63.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Australia peaked at 800.66 current LCU per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, -28,023 current LCU per person, in 2021.
Australia ranks 176th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 80.57 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | 100.12 current LCU per person | +24.3% |
| 1962 | 112.64 current LCU per person | +12.5% |
| 1963 | 147.76 current LCU per person | +31.2% |
| 1964 | 155.01 current LCU per person | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 117.76 current LCU per person | -24.0% |
| 1966 | 120.85 current LCU per person | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 108.91 current LCU per person | -9.9% |
| 1968 | 113.67 current LCU per person | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 108.46 current LCU per person | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 124.33 current LCU per person | +14.6% |
| 1971 | 205.41 current LCU per person | +65.2% |
| 1972 | 347.26 current LCU per person | +69.1% |
| 1973 | 275.95 current LCU per person | -20.5% |
| 1974 | 212.01 current LCU per person | -23.2% |
| 1975 | 194.07 current LCU per person | -8.5% |
| 1976 | 151.48 current LCU per person | -21.9% |
| 1977 | 165.37 current LCU per person | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 188.69 current LCU per person | +14.1% |
| 1979 | 225.01 current LCU per person | +19.2% |
| 1980 | 350.27 current LCU per person | +55.7% |
| 1981 | 233.27 current LCU per person | -33.4% |
| 1982 | 563.74 current LCU per person | +141.7% |
| 1983 | 800.66 current LCU per person | +42.0% |
| 1984 | 706.57 current LCU per person | -11.8% |
| 1985 | 604.23 current LCU per person | -14.5% |
| 1986 | 411.08 current LCU per person | -32.0% |
| 1987 | 447.77 current LCU per person | +8.9% |
| 1988 | 625.28 current LCU per person | +39.6% |
| 1989 | 102.54 current LCU per person | -83.6% |
| 1990 | -341.94 current LCU per person | -433.5% |
| 1991 | -768.63 current LCU per person | +124.8% |
| 1992 | -1,180 current LCU per person | +53.5% |
| 1993 | -1,422 current LCU per person | +20.5% |
| 1994 | -902.13 current LCU per person | -36.6% |
| 1995 | -1,359 current LCU per person | +50.7% |
| 1996 | -1,657 current LCU per person | +21.9% |
| 1997 | -1,914 current LCU per person | +15.5% |
| 1998 | -2,979 current LCU per person | +55.7% |
| 1999 | -2,752 current LCU per person | -7.6% |
| 2000 | -3,789 current LCU per person | +37.7% |
| 2001 | -4,711 current LCU per person | +24.3% |
| 2002 | -4,324 current LCU per person | -8.2% |
| 2003 | -5,379 current LCU per person | +24.4% |
| 2004 | -6,922 current LCU per person | +28.7% |
| 2005 | -8,799 current LCU per person | +27.1% |
| 2006 | -11,179 current LCU per person | +27.0% |
| 2007 | -15,538 current LCU per person | +39.0% |
| 2008 | -15,603 current LCU per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | -17,486 current LCU per person | +12.1% |
| 2010 | -15,310 current LCU per person | -12.4% |
| 2011 | -14,194 current LCU per person | -7.3% |
| 2012 | -14,576 current LCU per person | +2.7% |
| 2013 | -14,447 current LCU per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | -14,179 current LCU per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | -13,669 current LCU per person | -3.6% |
| 2016 | -13,075 current LCU per person | -4.3% |
| 2017 | -13,102 current LCU per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | -14,405 current LCU per person | +9.9% |
| 2019 | -5,437 current LCU per person | -62.3% |
| 2020 | -17,999 current LCU per person | +231.0% |
| 2021 | -28,023 current LCU per person | +55.7% |
| 2022 | -27,379 current LCU per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | -19,404 current LCU per person | -29.1% |
| 2024 | -7,821 current LCU per person | -59.7% |
| 2025 | -4,930 current LCU per person | -37.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's -4,930 current LCU per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 23,471 current LCU per person. (61 countries reporting)
- Australia's -4,930 current LCU per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 48,546 current LCU per person. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -433.5% | 102.54 current LCU per person | -341.94 current LCU per person |
| 2020 | -231.0% | -5,437 current LCU per person | -17,999 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 116.57 current LCU per person | 80.57 current LCU per person | 155.01 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 208.96 current LCU per person | 124.33 current LCU per person | 347.26 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 484.54 current LCU per person | 102.54 current LCU per person | 800.66 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | -1,528 current LCU per person | -2,979 current LCU per person | -341.94 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | -9,373 current LCU per person | -17,486 current LCU per person | -3,789 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -13,239 current LCU per person | -15,310 current LCU per person | -5,437 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -17,593 current LCU per person | -28,023 current LCU per person | -4,930 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 173 Liberia 20.14 current LCU per person compare
- 174 Venezuela 0 current LCU per person compare
- 175 Pakistan -976.12 current LCU per person compare
- 177 Vietnam -5,330 current LCU per person compare
- 178 New Zealand -16,029 current LCU per person compare
- 179 Chad -19,508 current LCU per person compare
More financial sector data for Australia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 83.74 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 6.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 61.14 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 83.74 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 6.56 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Australia?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Australia was -4,930 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 800.66 current LCU per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -28,023 current LCU per person in 2021.
- How does Australia rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Australia ranks 176th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.