Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Mexico
Mexico: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 36,163 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
36,163 current LCU per person
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
80th
of 186 countries
All-time high
38,202 current LCU per person
in 2024
All-time low
-3,374 current LCU per person
in 1995
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Mexico, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 36,163 current LCU per person for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and up 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Mexico peaked at 38,202 current LCU per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, -3,374 current LCU per person, in 1995.
Mexico ranks 80th 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1503 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1362 current LCU per person | -9.4% |
| 1962 | 0.1365 current LCU per person | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1695 current LCU per person | +24.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1757 current LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1556 current LCU per person | -11.4% |
| 1966 | 0.162 current LCU per person | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 0.173 current LCU per person | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1794 current LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1824 current LCU per person | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2033 current LCU per person | +11.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2454 current LCU per person | +20.7% |
| 1972 | 0.3109 current LCU per person | +26.7% |
| 1973 | 0.323 current LCU per person | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.3172 current LCU per person | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3416 current LCU per person | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.3423 current LCU per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | -4 current LCU per person | -1267.3% |
| 1978 | -4.06 current LCU per person | +1.7% |
| 1979 | -4.49 current LCU per person | +10.4% |
| 1980 | -5.35 current LCU per person | +19.2% |
| 1981 | -9.6 current LCU per person | +79.5% |
| 1982 | -39.52 current LCU per person | +311.7% |
| 1983 | -54.92 current LCU per person | +39.0% |
| 1984 | -67.19 current LCU per person | +22.3% |
| 1985 | -113.28 current LCU per person | +68.6% |
| 1986 | -300.22 current LCU per person | +165.0% |
| 1987 | -565.86 current LCU per person | +88.5% |
| 1988 | -731.01 current LCU per person | +29.2% |
| 1989 | -809.56 current LCU per person | +10.7% |
| 1990 | -588.75 current LCU per person | -27.3% |
| 1991 | -433.28 current LCU per person | -26.4% |
| 1992 | -531.4 current LCU per person | +22.6% |
| 1993 | -498.11 current LCU per person | -6.3% |
| 1994 | -2,292 current LCU per person | +360.1% |
| 1995 | -3,374 current LCU per person | +47.2% |
| 1996 | -2,438 current LCU per person | -27.8% |
| 1997 | -770.24 current LCU per person | -68.4% |
| 1998 | -108.87 current LCU per person | -85.9% |
| 1999 | 788.45 current LCU per person | -824.2% |
| 2000 | 2,086 current LCU per person | +164.6% |
| 2001 | 2,864 current LCU per person | +37.3% |
| 2002 | 3,598 current LCU per person | +25.6% |
| 2003 | 4,370 current LCU per person | +21.5% |
| 2004 | 5,248 current LCU per person | +20.1% |
| 2005 | 6,688 current LCU per person | +27.5% |
| 2006 | 7,377 current LCU per person | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 8,856 current LCU per person | +20.1% |
| 2008 | 12,497 current LCU per person | +41.1% |
| 2009 | 10,716 current LCU per person | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 11,740 current LCU per person | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 16,798 current LCU per person | +43.1% |
| 2012 | 17,949 current LCU per person | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 18,689 current LCU per person | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 23,673 current LCU per person | +26.7% |
| 2015 | 24,984 current LCU per person | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 29,789 current LCU per person | +19.2% |
| 2017 | 28,261 current LCU per person | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 27,262 current LCU per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 26,533 current LCU per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 31,689 current LCU per person | +19.4% |
| 2021 | 33,541 current LCU per person | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 30,502 current LCU per person | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 28,612 current LCU per person | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 38,202 current LCU per person | +33.5% |
| 2025 | 36,163 current LCU per person | -5.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 36,163 current LCU per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22,040 current LCU per person, 1.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 36,163 current LCU per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,412 current LCU per person, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Mexico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | -1267.3% | 0.3423 current LCU per person | -4 current LCU per person |
| 1999 | +824.2% | -108.87 current LCU per person | 788.45 current LCU per person |
| 1994 | -360.1% | -498.11 current LCU per person | -2,292 current LCU per person |
| 1982 | -311.7% | -9.6 current LCU per person | -39.52 current LCU per person |
| 1986 | -165.0% | -113.28 current LCU per person | -300.22 current LCU per person |
| 2000 | +164.6% | 788.45 current LCU per person | 2,086 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1621 current LCU per person | 0.1362 current LCU per person | 0.1824 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.05 current LCU per person | -4.49 current LCU per person | 0.3423 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | -269.65 current LCU per person | -809.56 current LCU per person | -5.35 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | -1,025 current LCU per person | -3,374 current LCU per person | 788.45 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,430 current LCU per person | 2,086 current LCU per person | 12,497 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,568 current LCU per person | 11,740 current LCU per person | 29,789 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,118 current LCU per person | 28,612 current LCU per person | 38,202 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 77 Trinidad and Tobago 40,726 current LCU per person compare
- 78 Haiti 39,256 current LCU per person compare
- 79 Congo 37,356 current LCU per person compare
- 81 Saint Kitts and Nevis 35,761 current LCU per person compare
- 82 Brunei 34,085 current LCU per person compare
- 83 Mali 29,097 current LCU per person compare
More financial sector data for Mexico
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.41 % 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 24.82 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 8.95 % 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 18.13 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.41 % 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 24.82 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 8.95 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Mexico?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Mexico was 36,163 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 38,202 current LCU per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was -3,374 current LCU per person in 1995.
- How does Mexico rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Mexico ranks 80th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico 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.