Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Canada
Canada: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 338.43 current LCU per person in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Canada, 1960–2008
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Canada recorded 338.43 current LCU per person for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in 2008. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.7% on the previous year and up 135.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Canada peaked at 338.43 current LCU per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, -978.17 current LCU per person, in 1985.
Canada ranks 168th 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 Canada, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.13 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | 10.89 current LCU per person | +52.8% |
| 1962 | -8.48 current LCU per person | -177.9% |
| 1963 | 23.45 current LCU per person | -376.6% |
| 1964 | 55.79 current LCU per person | +137.9% |
| 1965 | 38.82 current LCU per person | -30.4% |
| 1966 | 75.82 current LCU per person | +95.3% |
| 1967 | 85.46 current LCU per person | +12.7% |
| 1968 | 90.78 current LCU per person | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 129.82 current LCU per person | +43.0% |
| 1970 | 146.28 current LCU per person | +12.7% |
| 1971 | 76.2 current LCU per person | -47.9% |
| 1972 | 57.76 current LCU per person | -24.2% |
| 1973 | 91.46 current LCU per person | +58.3% |
| 1974 | 147.86 current LCU per person | +61.7% |
| 1975 | 155.69 current LCU per person | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 216.47 current LCU per person | +39.0% |
| 1977 | 154.16 current LCU per person | -28.8% |
| 1978 | 36.51 current LCU per person | -76.3% |
| 1979 | -145.66 current LCU per person | -498.9% |
| 1980 | -219.4 current LCU per person | +50.6% |
| 1981 | -967.31 current LCU per person | +340.9% |
| 1982 | -806.19 current LCU per person | -16.7% |
| 1983 | -890.25 current LCU per person | +10.4% |
| 1984 | -953.34 current LCU per person | +7.1% |
| 1985 | -978.17 current LCU per person | +2.6% |
| 1986 | -750.38 current LCU per person | -23.3% |
| 1987 | -794.88 current LCU per person | +5.9% |
| 1988 | -721.11 current LCU per person | -9.3% |
| 1989 | -603.34 current LCU per person | -16.3% |
| 1990 | -692.65 current LCU per person | +14.8% |
| 1991 | -895.12 current LCU per person | +29.2% |
| 1992 | -835.32 current LCU per person | -6.7% |
| 1993 | -814.08 current LCU per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | -892.18 current LCU per person | +9.6% |
| 1995 | -199.62 current LCU per person | -77.6% |
| 1996 | -312.82 current LCU per person | +56.7% |
| 1997 | -974.31 current LCU per person | +211.5% |
| 1998 | -962.08 current LCU per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | -233.15 current LCU per person | -75.8% |
| 2000 | 142.3 current LCU per person | -161.0% |
| 2001 | 174.35 current LCU per person | +22.5% |
| 2002 | 156.24 current LCU per person | -10.4% |
| 2003 | 167.12 current LCU per person | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 159.46 current LCU per person | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 203.98 current LCU per person | +27.9% |
| 2006 | 314.03 current LCU per person | +53.9% |
| 2007 | 251.18 current LCU per person | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 338.43 current LCU per person | +34.7% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 338.43 current LCU per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 23,471 current LCU per person, 1% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Canada 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 | -498.9% | 36.51 current LCU per person | -145.66 current LCU per person |
| 1963 | +376.6% | -8.48 current LCU per person | 23.45 current LCU per person |
| 1981 | -340.9% | -219.4 current LCU per person | -967.31 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.95 current LCU per person | -8.48 current LCU per person | 129.82 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 93.67 current LCU per person | -145.66 current LCU per person | 216.47 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | -768.44 current LCU per person | -978.17 current LCU per person | -219.4 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | -681.13 current LCU per person | -974.31 current LCU per person | -199.62 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 211.9 current LCU per person | 142.3 current LCU per person | 338.43 current LCU per person | 9 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 165 Bahrain 975.32 current LCU per person compare
- 166 Tunisia 751.36 current LCU per person compare
- 167 El Salvador 612.79 current LCU per person compare
- 169 Georgia 278.59 current LCU per person compare
- 170 Ethiopia 153.35 current LCU per person compare
- 171 Zimbabwe 95.15 current LCU per person compare
More financial sector data for Canada
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 93.62 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 68.36 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 93.62 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Canada?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Canada was 338.43 current LCU per person in 2008, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 338.43 current LCU per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -978.17 current LCU per person in 1985.
- How does Canada rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Canada ranks 168th out of 186 countries with data for 2008.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 135.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada 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.