Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 5,918 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Brazil, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Brazil stood at 5,918 current LCU per person.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Brazil peaked at 6,413 current LCU per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, -308.82 current LCU per person, in 2002.
That places Brazil 136th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -0 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | -0 current LCU per person | -34.5% |
| 1962 | -0 current LCU per person | +669.3% |
| 1963 | -0 current LCU per person | +51.8% |
| 1964 | -0 current LCU per person | +159.4% |
| 1965 | -0 current LCU per person | -4.0% |
| 1966 | -0 current LCU per person | -15.9% |
| 1967 | -0 current LCU per person | +54.1% |
| 1968 | -0 current LCU per person | +135.4% |
| 1969 | -0 current LCU per person | +0.0% |
| 1970 | -0 current LCU per person | -10.2% |
| 1971 | 0 current LCU per person | -153.3% |
| 1972 | 0 current LCU per person | +225.3% |
| 1973 | 0 current LCU per person | +105.0% |
| 1974 | 0 current LCU per person | -48.9% |
| 1975 | -0 current LCU per person | -117.8% |
| 1976 | -0 current LCU per person | -51.2% |
| 1977 | -0 current LCU per person | +1462.3% |
| 1978 | -0 current LCU per person | -50.7% |
| 1979 | -0 current LCU per person | +2398.2% |
| 1980 | -0 current LCU per person | +236.4% |
| 1981 | -0 current LCU per person | +195.5% |
| 1982 | -0 current LCU per person | +186.4% |
| 1983 | -0 current LCU per person | +369.2% |
| 1984 | -0 current LCU per person | +185.3% |
| 1985 | -0 current LCU per person | +202.0% |
| 1986 | -0 current LCU per person | +129.2% |
| 1987 | -0 current LCU per person | +519.8% |
| 1988 | -0.0001 current LCU per person | +833.1% |
| 1989 | -0.0013 current LCU per person | +1261.3% |
| 1990 | -0.0118 current LCU per person | +793.5% |
| 1991 | -0.1455 current LCU per person | +1136.4% |
| 1992 | -1.02 current LCU per person | +603.3% |
| 1993 | -24.9 current LCU per person | +2332.5% |
| 1994 | 96.16 current LCU per person | -486.2% |
| 1995 | 152.58 current LCU per person | +58.7% |
| 1996 | 188.52 current LCU per person | +23.6% |
| 1997 | 86.39 current LCU per person | -54.2% |
| 1998 | -74.52 current LCU per person | -186.3% |
| 1999 | -74.2 current LCU per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 21.34 current LCU per person | -128.8% |
| 2001 | -63.93 current LCU per person | -399.6% |
| 2002 | -308.82 current LCU per person | +383.1% |
| 2003 | -63.48 current LCU per person | -79.4% |
| 2004 | 40.59 current LCU per person | -163.9% |
| 2005 | 426.09 current LCU per person | +949.8% |
| 2006 | 708.38 current LCU per person | +66.2% |
| 2007 | 1,248 current LCU per person | +76.1% |
| 2008 | 1,802 current LCU per person | +44.4% |
| 2009 | 1,820 current LCU per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1,943 current LCU per person | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 2,490 current LCU per person | +28.2% |
| 2012 | 2,800 current LCU per person | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 3,362 current LCU per person | +20.1% |
| 2014 | 3,652 current LCU per person | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 5,401 current LCU per person | +47.9% |
| 2016 | 4,764 current LCU per person | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 4,745 current LCU per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 5,683 current LCU per person | +19.8% |
| 2019 | 5,161 current LCU per person | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 6,217 current LCU per person | +20.5% |
| 2021 | 6,366 current LCU per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 5,171 current LCU per person | -18.8% |
| 2023 | 5,197 current LCU per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 6,413 current LCU per person | +23.4% |
| 2025 | 5,918 current LCU per person | -7.7% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 5,918 current LCU per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22,040 current LCU per person, 27% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 5,918 current LCU per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,412 current LCU per person, 25% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Brazil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | -2398.2% | -0 current LCU per person | -0 current LCU per person |
| 1993 | -2332.5% | -1.02 current LCU per person | -24.9 current LCU per person |
| 1977 | -1462.3% | -0 current LCU per person | -0 current LCU per person |
| 1989 | -1261.3% | -0.0001 current LCU per person | -0.0013 current LCU per person |
| 1991 | -1136.4% | -0.0118 current LCU per person | -0.1455 current LCU per person |
| 2005 | +949.8% | 40.59 current LCU per person | 426.09 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0 current LCU per person | -0 current LCU per person | -0 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | -0 current LCU per person | -0 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.0001 current LCU per person | -0.0013 current LCU per person | -0 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.88 current LCU per person | -74.52 current LCU per person | 188.52 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 563.01 current LCU per person | -308.82 current LCU per person | 1,820 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,000 current LCU per person | 1,943 current LCU per person | 5,683 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,880 current LCU per person | 5,171 current LCU per person | 6,413 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 133 Sao Tome and Principe 6,773 current LCU per person compare
- 134 Estonia 6,402 current LCU per person compare
- 135 United Kingdom 6,365 current LCU per person compare
- 137 Kuwait 5,874 current LCU per person compare
- 138 Croatia 5,621 current LCU per person compare
- 139 Mauritania 5,294 current LCU per person compare
More financial sector data for Brazil
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 18.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 6.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 13.87 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 18.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 6.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Brazil?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Brazil was 5,918 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 6,413 current LCU per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was -308.82 current LCU per person in 2002.
- How does Brazil rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Brazil ranks 136th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil 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.