Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Turkey
Turkey: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 17,167 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Turkey, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 17,167 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 125.2% on the previous year and up 1,774.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Turkey peaked at 17,167 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, -1,405 current LCU per person, in 2017.
Turkey ranks 100th 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 Turkey, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0001 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0001 current LCU per person | -8.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0001 current LCU per person | -10.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 current LCU per person | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 current LCU per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 current LCU per person | -8.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 current LCU per person | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 current LCU per person | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 current LCU per person | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 current LCU per person | +51.7% |
| 1970 | -0 current LCU per person | -145.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 current LCU per person | -339.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 current LCU per person | +45.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 current LCU per person | +96.2% |
| 1974 | 0 current LCU per person | -85.1% |
| 1975 | -0.0006 current LCU per person | -1418.3% |
| 1976 | -0.0015 current LCU per person | +156.5% |
| 1977 | -0.002 current LCU per person | +32.6% |
| 1978 | -0.0027 current LCU per person | +35.2% |
| 1979 | -0.0041 current LCU per person | +54.2% |
| 1980 | -0.0105 current LCU per person | +155.3% |
| 1981 | -0.0102 current LCU per person | -2.6% |
| 1982 | -0.0121 current LCU per person | +18.3% |
| 1983 | -0.0208 current LCU per person | +72.3% |
| 1984 | -0.0469 current LCU per person | +125.1% |
| 1985 | -0.091 current LCU per person | +94.1% |
| 1986 | -0.0689 current LCU per person | -24.3% |
| 1987 | -0.098 current LCU per person | +42.3% |
| 1988 | -0.0298 current LCU per person | -69.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0511 current LCU per person | -271.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0775 current LCU per person | +51.8% |
| 1991 | 0.229 current LCU per person | +195.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6261 current LCU per person | +173.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7442 current LCU per person | +18.9% |
| 1994 | 3.45 current LCU per person | +363.4% |
| 1995 | 7.7 current LCU per person | +123.3% |
| 1996 | 12.6 current LCU per person | +63.5% |
| 1997 | 25.39 current LCU per person | +101.6% |
| 1998 | 27.59 current LCU per person | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 79.07 current LCU per person | +186.6% |
| 2000 | 25.04 current LCU per person | -68.3% |
| 2001 | -58.44 current LCU per person | -333.4% |
| 2002 | -153.53 current LCU per person | +162.7% |
| 2003 | -168.39 current LCU per person | +9.7% |
| 2004 | -75.82 current LCU per person | -55.0% |
| 2005 | 165.08 current LCU per person | -317.7% |
| 2006 | 547.56 current LCU per person | +231.7% |
| 2007 | 686.28 current LCU per person | +25.3% |
| 2008 | 1,004 current LCU per person | +46.4% |
| 2009 | 927.26 current LCU per person | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 382.34 current LCU per person | -58.8% |
| 2011 | 411.25 current LCU per person | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 491.59 current LCU per person | +19.5% |
| 2013 | -151.72 current LCU per person | -130.9% |
| 2014 | -687.73 current LCU per person | +353.3% |
| 2015 | -1,025 current LCU per person | +49.1% |
| 2016 | -787.21 current LCU per person | -23.2% |
| 2017 | -1,405 current LCU per person | +78.5% |
| 2018 | -806.42 current LCU per person | -42.6% |
| 2019 | 1,220 current LCU per person | -251.2% |
| 2020 | -400.77 current LCU per person | -132.9% |
| 2021 | 4,739 current LCU per person | -1282.4% |
| 2022 | 9,673 current LCU per person | +104.1% |
| 2023 | 8,652 current LCU per person | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 7,622 current LCU per person | -11.9% |
| 2025 | 17,167 current LCU per person | +125.2% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 17,167 current LCU per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22,040 current LCU per person, 78% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 17,167 current LCU per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16,187 current LCU per person, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Turkey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -1418.3% | 0 current LCU per person | -0.0006 current LCU per person |
| 2021 | +1282.4% | -400.77 current LCU per person | 4,739 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 current LCU per person | 0.0001 current LCU per person | 0.0001 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.001 current LCU per person | -0.0041 current LCU per person | 0.0003 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.0337 current LCU per person | -0.098 current LCU per person | 0.0511 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.75 current LCU per person | 0.0775 current LCU per person | 79.07 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 289.94 current LCU per person | -168.39 current LCU per person | 1,004 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -235.87 current LCU per person | -1,405 current LCU per person | 1,220 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,909 current LCU per person | -400.77 current LCU per person | 17,167 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More financial sector data for Turkey
- 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 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.8 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 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 1.31 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 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.8 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 Turkey?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Turkey was 17,167 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 17,167 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,405 current LCU per person in 2017.
- How does Turkey rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Turkey ranks 100th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,774.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey 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.