Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in China
China: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 21,482 current LCU per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in China, 1977–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in China is 21,482 current LCU per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in China peaked at 21,482 current LCU per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, -2.83 current LCU per person, in 1980.
That places China 98th out of 186 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.
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in China, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2.55 current LCU per person | — |
| 1978 | 0.5648 current LCU per person | -77.9% |
| 1979 | -1.69 current LCU per person | -399.7% |
| 1980 | -2.83 current LCU per person | +67.4% |
| 1981 | 2.69 current LCU per person | -194.8% |
| 1982 | 16 current LCU per person | +495.7% |
| 1983 | 23.4 current LCU per person | +46.3% |
| 1984 | 26.07 current LCU per person | +11.4% |
| 1985 | 40.26 current LCU per person | +54.4% |
| 1986 | 38.19 current LCU per person | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 60.65 current LCU per person | +58.8% |
| 1988 | 69.01 current LCU per person | +13.8% |
| 1989 | 79.48 current LCU per person | +15.2% |
| 1990 | 149.07 current LCU per person | +87.6% |
| 1991 | 218.96 current LCU per person | +46.9% |
| 1992 | 238.82 current LCU per person | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 187.03 current LCU per person | -21.7% |
| 1994 | 422.48 current LCU per person | +125.9% |
| 1995 | 527.51 current LCU per person | +24.9% |
| 1996 | 753.53 current LCU per person | +42.8% |
| 1997 | 1,108 current LCU per person | +47.1% |
| 1998 | 1,209 current LCU per person | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 1,357 current LCU per person | +12.3% |
| 2000 | 1,592 current LCU per person | +17.3% |
| 2001 | 2,076 current LCU per person | +30.4% |
| 2002 | 2,477 current LCU per person | +19.3% |
| 2003 | 2,926 current LCU per person | +18.1% |
| 2004 | 4,268 current LCU per person | +45.9% |
| 2005 | 5,804 current LCU per person | +36.0% |
| 2006 | 7,691 current LCU per person | +32.5% |
| 2007 | 10,450 current LCU per person | +35.9% |
| 2008 | 13,509 current LCU per person | +29.3% |
| 2009 | 14,694 current LCU per person | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 16,845 current LCU per person | +14.6% |
| 2011 | 18,659 current LCU per person | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 19,065 current LCU per person | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 20,563 current LCU per person | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 20,977 current LCU per person | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 20,293 current LCU per person | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 18,972 current LCU per person | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 18,094 current LCU per person | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 18,183 current LCU per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 18,748 current LCU per person | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 19,054 current LCU per person | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 19,808 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 20,236 current LCU per person | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 20,514 current LCU per person | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 21,482 current LCU per person | +4.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 21,482 current LCU per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22,040 current LCU per person, 97% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- China's 21,482 current LCU per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 48,546 current LCU per person, 44% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +495.7% | 2.69 current LCU per person | 16 current LCU per person |
| 1979 | -399.7% | 0.5648 current LCU per person | -1.69 current LCU per person |
| 1981 | +194.8% | -2.83 current LCU per person | 2.69 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4756 current LCU per person | -1.69 current LCU per person | 2.55 current LCU per person | 3 |
| 1980s | 35.29 current LCU per person | -2.83 current LCU per person | 79.48 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 617.19 current LCU per person | 149.07 current LCU per person | 1,357 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,549 current LCU per person | 1,592 current LCU per person | 14,694 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,040 current LCU per person | 16,845 current LCU per person | 20,977 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,219 current LCU per person | 19,054 current LCU per person | 21,482 current LCU per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 95 Afghanistan 22,311 current LCU per person compare
- 96 South Africa 22,040 current LCU per person compare
- 97 Grenada 21,712 current LCU per person compare
- 99 Romania 20,044 current LCU per person compare
- 100 Turkey 17,167 current LCU per person compare
- 101 Nigeria 16,962 current LCU per person compare
More financial sector data for China
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 7.95 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 9.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 5.8 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 7.95 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 9.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in China?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in China was 21,482 current LCU per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 21,482 current LCU per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.83 current LCU per person in 1980.
- How does China rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- China ranks 98th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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.