Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 1,675 current LCU per person in 2024. β Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Portugal, 2001β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2024, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Portugal stood at 1,675 current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 328.4% on the previous year and up 232.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Portugal peaked at 1,675 current LCU per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, -5,043 current LCU per person, in 2007.
That places Portugal 156th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -3,575 current LCU per person | -5,043 current LCU per person | -2,113 current LCU per person | 9 |
| 2010s | -2,645 current LCU per person | -3,981 current LCU per person | -1,269 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -914.34 current LCU per person | -2,213 current LCU per person | 1,675 current LCU per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 153 Panama 2,174 current LCU per person compare
- 154 Bolivia 2,064 current LCU per person compare
- 155 Ghana 1,743 current LCU per person compare
- 157 Samoa 1,561 current LCU per person compare
- 158 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 1,524 current LCU per person compare
- 159 Kosovo 1,508 current LCU per person compare
More financial sector data for Portugal
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 77.0% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 3.14 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 333.86 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 17.91 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 77.1% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 28.3% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 77.1% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 0.885 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 16,472 (2025)
- Net migration, annual growth rate -20.22 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Portugal?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Portugal was 1,675 current LCU per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1,675 current LCU per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was -5,043 current LCU per person in 2007.
- How does Portugal rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Portugal ranks 156th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 232.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal 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) Γ· 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.