Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in United States
United States: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 3,682 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in United States, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
United States recorded 3,682 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.
That represents a change of up 151.0% on the previous year and up 683.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in United States peaked at 3,682 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, -735.92 current LCU per person, in 2013.
That places United States 145th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 United States, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 95.5 current LCU per person | — |
| 1961 | 87.86 current LCU per person | -8.0% |
| 1962 | 75.65 current LCU per person | -13.9% |
| 1963 | 67.73 current LCU per person | -10.5% |
| 1964 | 57.72 current LCU per person | -14.8% |
| 1965 | 45.5 current LCU per person | -21.2% |
| 1966 | 23.87 current LCU per person | -47.5% |
| 1967 | 23.6 current LCU per person | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 24.35 current LCU per person | +3.2% |
| 1969 | -14.38 current LCU per person | -159.0% |
| 1970 | 34.67 current LCU per person | -341.1% |
| 1971 | 77.38 current LCU per person | +123.2% |
| 1972 | 70.75 current LCU per person | -8.6% |
| 1973 | 68.75 current LCU per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 72.29 current LCU per person | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 136.55 current LCU per person | +88.9% |
| 1976 | 210.8 current LCU per person | +54.4% |
| 1977 | 208.61 current LCU per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 215.25 current LCU per person | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 163.8 current LCU per person | -23.9% |
| 1980 | 375.15 current LCU per person | +129.0% |
| 1981 | 666.13 current LCU per person | +77.6% |
| 1982 | 660.25 current LCU per person | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 661.3 current LCU per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 653.27 current LCU per person | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 547.7 current LCU per person | -16.2% |
| 1986 | 505.84 current LCU per person | -7.6% |
| 1987 | 418.89 current LCU per person | -17.2% |
| 1988 | 461.23 current LCU per person | +10.1% |
| 1989 | 465.13 current LCU per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 291.35 current LCU per person | -37.4% |
| 1991 | 308.58 current LCU per person | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 145.56 current LCU per person | -52.8% |
| 1993 | -49.15 current LCU per person | -133.8% |
| 1994 | -379.77 current LCU per person | +672.7% |
| 1995 | -353.16 current LCU per person | -7.0% |
| 1996 | -200.48 current LCU per person | -43.2% |
| 1997 | -206.34 current LCU per person | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 47.39 current LCU per person | -123.0% |
| 1999 | 328.22 current LCU per person | +592.5% |
| 2000 | 668.44 current LCU per person | +103.7% |
| 2001 | 337.48 current LCU per person | -49.5% |
| 2002 | 226.22 current LCU per person | -33.0% |
| 2003 | 9.66 current LCU per person | -95.7% |
| 2004 | -223.32 current LCU per person | -2410.7% |
| 2005 | -127.23 current LCU per person | -43.0% |
| 2006 | -281.03 current LCU per person | +120.9% |
| 2007 | 717.39 current LCU per person | -355.3% |
| 2008 | 965.78 current LCU per person | +34.6% |
| 2009 | 765.42 current LCU per person | -20.7% |
| 2010 | 1,012 current LCU per person | +32.2% |
| 2011 | 21.77 current LCU per person | -97.8% |
| 2012 | 299.95 current LCU per person | +1277.5% |
| 2013 | -735.92 current LCU per person | -345.3% |
| 2014 | -659.64 current LCU per person | -10.4% |
| 2015 | -631.13 current LCU per person | -4.3% |
| 2016 | -318.31 current LCU per person | -49.6% |
| 2017 | -297.13 current LCU per person | -6.7% |
| 2018 | -269.83 current LCU per person | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 723.57 current LCU per person | -368.2% |
| 2020 | 936.68 current LCU per person | +29.5% |
| 2021 | 791.82 current LCU per person | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 188.13 current LCU per person | -76.2% |
| 2023 | 670.8 current LCU per person | +256.6% |
| 2024 | 1,467 current LCU per person | +118.7% |
| 2025 | 3,682 current LCU per person | +151.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 3,682 current LCU per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 23,471 current LCU per person, 16% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -2410.7% | 9.66 current LCU per person | -223.32 current LCU per person |
| 2012 | +1277.5% | 21.77 current LCU per person | 299.95 current LCU per person |
| 1994 | -672.7% | -49.15 current LCU per person | -379.77 current LCU per person |
| 1999 | +592.5% | 47.39 current LCU per person | 328.22 current LCU per person |
| 2019 | +368.2% | -269.83 current LCU per person | 723.57 current LCU per person |
| 2007 | +355.3% | -281.03 current LCU per person | 717.39 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.74 current LCU per person | -14.38 current LCU per person | 95.5 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 125.88 current LCU per person | 34.67 current LCU per person | 215.25 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 541.49 current LCU per person | 375.15 current LCU per person | 666.13 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | -6.78 current LCU per person | -379.77 current LCU per person | 328.22 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 305.88 current LCU per person | -281.03 current LCU per person | 965.78 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -85.46 current LCU per person | -735.92 current LCU per person | 1,012 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,289 current LCU per person | 188.13 current LCU per person | 3,682 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
More financial sector data for United States
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 17.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 89.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 12.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 65.46 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 17.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 89.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 12.2 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in United States?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in United States was 3,682 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 3,682 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was -735.92 current LCU per person in 2013.
- How does United States rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- United States ranks 145th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 683.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States 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.