Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Pakistan
Pakistan: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was -976.12 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Pakistan, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Pakistan is -976.12 current LCU per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 84.4% on the previous year and down 116.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Pakistan peaked at 6,161 current LCU per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, -10,005 current LCU per person, in 2023.
Pakistan ranks 175th 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.65 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | 38.35 current LCU per person | -12.1% |
| 1962 | 37.16 current LCU per person | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 40.21 current LCU per person | +8.2% |
| 1964 | 34.07 current LCU per person | -15.3% |
| 1965 | 27.38 current LCU per person | -19.6% |
| 1966 | 22.22 current LCU per person | -18.8% |
| 1967 | 15.45 current LCU per person | -30.5% |
| 1968 | 23.63 current LCU per person | +52.9% |
| 1969 | 27.36 current LCU per person | +15.8% |
| 1970 | 17.8 current LCU per person | -34.9% |
| 1971 | 12.05 current LCU per person | -32.3% |
| 1972 | 28.83 current LCU per person | +139.2% |
| 1973 | 57.32 current LCU per person | +98.8% |
| 1974 | 45.92 current LCU per person | -19.9% |
| 1975 | 11.45 current LCU per person | -75.1% |
| 1976 | -5.85 current LCU per person | -151.1% |
| 1977 | -20.68 current LCU per person | +253.7% |
| 1978 | -10.25 current LCU per person | -50.4% |
| 1979 | 20.52 current LCU per person | -300.2% |
| 1980 | 51.81 current LCU per person | +152.5% |
| 1981 | -21.22 current LCU per person | -140.9% |
| 1982 | -71.27 current LCU per person | +235.9% |
| 1983 | 77.39 current LCU per person | -208.6% |
| 1984 | -96.45 current LCU per person | -224.6% |
| 1985 | -172.35 current LCU per person | +78.7% |
| 1986 | -176.25 current LCU per person | +2.3% |
| 1987 | -139.83 current LCU per person | -20.7% |
| 1988 | -128.56 current LCU per person | -8.1% |
| 1989 | -259.1 current LCU per person | +101.5% |
| 1990 | -261.27 current LCU per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | -409.06 current LCU per person | +56.6% |
| 1992 | -641.67 current LCU per person | +56.9% |
| 1993 | -261.42 current LCU per person | -59.3% |
| 1994 | 196.47 current LCU per person | -175.2% |
| 1995 | -256.38 current LCU per person | -230.5% |
| 1996 | -769.87 current LCU per person | +200.3% |
| 1997 | -301.34 current LCU per person | -60.9% |
| 1998 | -505.06 current LCU per person | +67.6% |
| 1999 | -375.55 current LCU per person | -25.6% |
| 2000 | -245.5 current LCU per person | -34.6% |
| 2001 | 759.38 current LCU per person | -409.3% |
| 2002 | 2,419 current LCU per person | +218.5% |
| 2003 | 3,373 current LCU per person | +39.5% |
| 2004 | 3,583 current LCU per person | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 3,459 current LCU per person | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 4,317 current LCU per person | +24.8% |
| 2007 | 5,239 current LCU per person | +21.4% |
| 2008 | 2,908 current LCU per person | -44.5% |
| 2009 | 3,483 current LCU per person | +19.8% |
| 2010 | 4,190 current LCU per person | +20.3% |
| 2011 | 4,003 current LCU per person | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 3,656 current LCU per person | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 1,310 current LCU per person | -64.2% |
| 2014 | 4,406 current LCU per person | +236.2% |
| 2015 | 5,805 current LCU per person | +31.8% |
| 2016 | 6,161 current LCU per person | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 3,737 current LCU per person | -39.3% |
| 2018 | -1,746 current LCU per person | -146.7% |
| 2019 | -1,165 current LCU per person | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 1,436 current LCU per person | -223.3% |
| 2021 | 1,856 current LCU per person | +29.2% |
| 2022 | -9,929 current LCU per person | -635.0% |
| 2023 | -10,005 current LCU per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | -6,238 current LCU per person | -37.7% |
| 2025 | -976.12 current LCU per person | -84.4% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's -976.12 current LCU per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23,725 current LCU per person. (46 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's -976.12 current LCU per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22,460 current LCU per person. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -635.0% | 1,856 current LCU per person | -9,929 current LCU per person |
| 2001 | +409.3% | -245.5 current LCU per person | 759.38 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.95 current LCU per person | 15.45 current LCU per person | 43.65 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.71 current LCU per person | -20.68 current LCU per person | 57.32 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | -93.58 current LCU per person | -259.1 current LCU per person | 77.39 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | -358.51 current LCU per person | -769.87 current LCU per person | 196.47 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,930 current LCU per person | -245.5 current LCU per person | 5,239 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,036 current LCU per person | -1,746 current LCU per person | 6,161 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -3,976 current LCU per person | -10,005 current LCU per person | 1,856 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 172 Sierra Leone 47.32 current LCU per person compare
- 173 Liberia 20.14 current LCU per person compare
- 174 Venezuela 0 current LCU per person compare
- 176 Australia -4,930 current LCU per person compare
- 177 Vietnam -5,330 current LCU per person compare
- 178 New Zealand -16,029 current LCU per person compare
More financial sector data for Pakistan
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0.0006 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.0005 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0.0006 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Pakistan?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Pakistan was -976.12 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 6,161 current LCU per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -10,005 current LCU per person in 2023.
- How does Pakistan rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Pakistan ranks 175th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 116.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
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.