Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in India
India: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 45,735 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in India, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
India recorded 45,735 current LCU per person for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 14.5% on the previous year and up 167.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in India peaked at 45,735 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6606 current LCU per person, in 1967.
India ranks 75th of 186 countries on this measure, 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 India, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.51 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | 3.99 current LCU per person | -27.5% |
| 1962 | 2.44 current LCU per person | -39.0% |
| 1963 | 2.75 current LCU per person | +12.9% |
| 1964 | 2.92 current LCU per person | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 1.68 current LCU per person | -42.4% |
| 1966 | 0.9846 current LCU per person | -41.4% |
| 1967 | 0.6606 current LCU per person | -32.9% |
| 1968 | 2.35 current LCU per person | +255.7% |
| 1969 | 9.24 current LCU per person | +293.1% |
| 1970 | 10.11 current LCU per person | +9.5% |
| 1971 | 10.54 current LCU per person | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 12.99 current LCU per person | +23.3% |
| 1973 | 13.3 current LCU per person | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 7.95 current LCU per person | -40.3% |
| 1975 | 11.4 current LCU per person | +43.5% |
| 1976 | 31.48 current LCU per person | +176.0% |
| 1977 | 61.19 current LCU per person | +94.4% |
| 1978 | 79.19 current LCU per person | +29.4% |
| 1979 | 86.88 current LCU per person | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 63.3 current LCU per person | -27.1% |
| 1981 | 39.45 current LCU per person | -37.7% |
| 1982 | 12.88 current LCU per person | -67.3% |
| 1983 | 2.98 current LCU per person | -76.8% |
| 1984 | 16.73 current LCU per person | +460.9% |
| 1985 | 15.44 current LCU per person | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 17.88 current LCU per person | +15.8% |
| 1987 | 16.52 current LCU per person | -7.6% |
| 1988 | 21.14 current LCU per person | +28.0% |
| 1989 | 24.67 current LCU per person | +16.7% |
| 1990 | 67.34 current LCU per person | +173.0% |
| 1991 | 71.39 current LCU per person | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 98.16 current LCU per person | +37.5% |
| 1993 | 248.43 current LCU per person | +153.1% |
| 1994 | 598.78 current LCU per person | +141.0% |
| 1995 | 635.82 current LCU per person | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 772.23 current LCU per person | +21.5% |
| 1997 | 991.57 current LCU per person | +28.4% |
| 1998 | 1,177 current LCU per person | +18.7% |
| 1999 | 1,428 current LCU per person | +21.3% |
| 2000 | 1,735 current LCU per person | +21.5% |
| 2001 | 2,120 current LCU per person | +22.2% |
| 2002 | 3,039 current LCU per person | +43.4% |
| 2003 | 4,089 current LCU per person | +34.6% |
| 2004 | 4,983 current LCU per person | +21.9% |
| 2005 | 5,563 current LCU per person | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 6,617 current LCU per person | +18.9% |
| 2007 | 8,978 current LCU per person | +35.7% |
| 2008 | 9,817 current LCU per person | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 10,280 current LCU per person | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 10,096 current LCU per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 11,806 current LCU per person | +16.9% |
| 2012 | 12,015 current LCU per person | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 13,558 current LCU per person | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 14,966 current LCU per person | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 17,081 current LCU per person | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 18,888 current LCU per person | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 20,119 current LCU per person | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 20,982 current LCU per person | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 24,644 current LCU per person | +17.5% |
| 2020 | 32,788 current LCU per person | +33.0% |
| 2021 | 34,307 current LCU per person | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 33,332 current LCU per person | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 37,115 current LCU per person | +11.3% |
| 2024 | 39,944 current LCU per person | +7.6% |
| 2025 | 45,735 current LCU per person | +14.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 45,735 current LCU per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23,725 current LCU per person, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 45,735 current LCU per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 30,489 current LCU per person, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +460.9% | 2.98 current LCU per person | 16.73 current LCU per person |
| 1969 | +293.1% | 2.35 current LCU per person | 9.24 current LCU per person |
| 1968 | +255.7% | 0.6606 current LCU per person | 2.35 current LCU per person |
| 1976 | +176.0% | 11.4 current LCU per person | 31.48 current LCU per person |
| 1990 | +173.0% | 24.67 current LCU per person | 67.34 current LCU per person |
| 1993 | +153.1% | 98.16 current LCU per person | 248.43 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.25 current LCU per person | 0.6606 current LCU per person | 9.24 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 32.5 current LCU per person | 7.95 current LCU per person | 86.88 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.1 current LCU per person | 2.98 current LCU per person | 63.3 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 608.8 current LCU per person | 67.34 current LCU per person | 1,428 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,722 current LCU per person | 1,735 current LCU per person | 10,280 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,415 current LCU per person | 10,096 current LCU per person | 24,644 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 37,203 current LCU per person | 32,788 current LCU per person | 45,735 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 72 Switzerland 60,467 current LCU per person compare
- 73 Sweden 55,495 current LCU per person compare
- 74 Moldova 50,753 current LCU per person compare
- 76 Yemen 44,217 current LCU per person compare
- 77 Trinidad and Tobago 40,726 current LCU per person compare
- 78 Haiti 39,256 current LCU per person compare
More financial sector data for India
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 3.26 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 7.8 % 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 2.38 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 3.26 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 7.8 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in India?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in India was 45,735 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 45,735 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6606 current LCU per person in 1967.
- How does India rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- India ranks 75th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 167.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.