Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Romania
Romania: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 20,044 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Romania, 1973–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Romania stood at 20,044 current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 288.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Romania peaked at 20,044 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, -2,166 current LCU per person, in 2011.
That places Romania 99th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, 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 Romania, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | -0.0173 current LCU per person | — |
| 1974 | -0.03 current LCU per person | +73.4% |
| 1975 | -0.0355 current LCU per person | +18.4% |
| 1976 | -0.1596 current LCU per person | +349.7% |
| 1977 | -0.2461 current LCU per person | +54.2% |
| 1978 | -0.294 current LCU per person | +19.5% |
| 1979 | -0.4891 current LCU per person | +66.4% |
| 1980 | -0.6633 current LCU per person | +35.6% |
| 1981 | -0.5934 current LCU per person | -10.5% |
| 1982 | -0.5253 current LCU per person | -11.5% |
| 1983 | -0.5945 current LCU per person | +13.2% |
| 1984 | -0.469 current LCU per person | -21.1% |
| 1985 | -0.3387 current LCU per person | -27.8% |
| 1986 | -0.2898 current LCU per person | -14.4% |
| 1987 | -0.2398 current LCU per person | -17.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0609 current LCU per person | -125.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2533 current LCU per person | +316.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0406 current LCU per person | -84.0% |
| 1991 | -0.2779 current LCU per person | -784.3% |
| 1992 | 0.059 current LCU per person | -121.2% |
| 1993 | 2.25 current LCU per person | +3723.6% |
| 1994 | 8.09 current LCU per person | +258.8% |
| 1995 | 4.29 current LCU per person | -47.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7677 current LCU per person | -82.1% |
| 1997 | 60.87 current LCU per person | +7829.2% |
| 1998 | 64.99 current LCU per person | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 184.11 current LCU per person | +183.3% |
| 2000 | 414.3 current LCU per person | +125.0% |
| 2001 | 591.94 current LCU per person | +42.9% |
| 2002 | 823.4 current LCU per person | +39.1% |
| 2003 | 825.73 current LCU per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1,285 current LCU per person | +55.6% |
| 2005 | 1,577 current LCU per person | +22.8% |
| 2006 | 1,831 current LCU per person | +16.1% |
| 2007 | 1,201 current LCU per person | -34.4% |
| 2008 | 418.95 current LCU per person | -65.1% |
| 2009 | -743.2 current LCU per person | -277.4% |
| 2010 | -1,699 current LCU per person | +128.6% |
| 2011 | -2,166 current LCU per person | +27.5% |
| 2012 | -1,234 current LCU per person | -43.0% |
| 2013 | 1,468 current LCU per person | -218.9% |
| 2014 | 4,103 current LCU per person | +179.5% |
| 2015 | 5,156 current LCU per person | +25.7% |
| 2016 | 6,557 current LCU per person | +27.2% |
| 2017 | 7,180 current LCU per person | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 8,028 current LCU per person | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 8,833 current LCU per person | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 11,737 current LCU per person | +32.9% |
| 2021 | 12,001 current LCU per person | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 12,563 current LCU per person | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 16,593 current LCU per person | +32.1% |
| 2024 | 17,883 current LCU per person | +7.8% |
| 2025 | 20,044 current LCU per person | +12.1% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 20,044 current LCU per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 23,471 current LCU per person, 85% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Romania's 20,044 current LCU per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16,187 current LCU per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Romania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +7829.2% | 0.7677 current LCU per person | 60.87 current LCU per person |
| 1993 | +3723.6% | 0.059 current LCU per person | 2.25 current LCU per person |
| 1991 | -784.3% | 0.0406 current LCU per person | -0.2779 current LCU per person |
| 1976 | -349.7% | -0.0355 current LCU per person | -0.1596 current LCU per person |
| 1989 | +316.2% | 0.0609 current LCU per person | 0.2533 current LCU per person |
| 2009 | -277.4% | 418.95 current LCU per person | -743.2 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.1817 current LCU per person | -0.4891 current LCU per person | -0.0173 current LCU per person | 7 |
| 1980s | -0.34 current LCU per person | -0.6633 current LCU per person | 0.2533 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.52 current LCU per person | -0.2779 current LCU per person | 184.11 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 822.44 current LCU per person | -743.2 current LCU per person | 1,831 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,622 current LCU per person | -2,166 current LCU per person | 8,833 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,137 current LCU per person | 11,737 current LCU per person | 20,044 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 96 South Africa 22,040 current LCU per person compare
- 97 Grenada 21,712 current LCU per person compare
- 98 China 21,482 current LCU per person compare
- 100 Turkey 17,167 current LCU per person compare
- 101 Nigeria 16,962 current LCU per person compare
- 102 Saint Lucia 16,897 current LCU per person compare
More financial sector data for Romania
- 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 units per person (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 units per person (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 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 12.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1232 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Romania?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Romania was 20,044 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 20,044 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was -2,166 current LCU per person in 2011.
- How does Romania rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Romania ranks 99th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 288.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania 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.