Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Brazil
Brazil: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre was 131,277 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
131,277 current LCU per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
141st
of 185 countries
All-time high
159,608 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
-6,595 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2002
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Brazil, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Brazil stood at 131,277 current LCU per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Brazil peaked at 159,608 current LCU per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, -6,595 current LCU per square kilometre, in 2002.
That places Brazil 141st out of 185 countries with data for 2023, 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 square kilometre in Brazil, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | -0 current LCU per square kilometre | +692.6% |
| 1963 | -0 current LCU per square kilometre | +56.3% |
| 1964 | -0 current LCU per square kilometre | +167.0% |
| 1965 | -0 current LCU per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1966 | -0 current LCU per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1967 | -0 current LCU per square kilometre | +58.2% |
| 1968 | -0 current LCU per square kilometre | +141.5% |
| 1969 | -0 current LCU per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1970 | -0 current LCU per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1971 | 0 current LCU per square kilometre | -154.6% |
| 1972 | 0 current LCU per square kilometre | +233.3% |
| 1973 | 0 current LCU per square kilometre | +110.0% |
| 1974 | 0 current LCU per square kilometre | -47.6% |
| 1975 | -0 current LCU per square kilometre | -118.2% |
| 1976 | -0 current LCU per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1977 | -0 current LCU per square kilometre | +1500.0% |
| 1978 | -0 current LCU per square kilometre | -49.5% |
| 1979 | -0 current LCU per square kilometre | +2458.3% |
| 1980 | -0 current LCU per square kilometre | +244.4% |
| 1981 | -0 current LCU per square kilometre | +202.4% |
| 1982 | -0 current LCU per square kilometre | +193.0% |
| 1983 | -0 current LCU per square kilometre | +379.8% |
| 1984 | -0 current LCU per square kilometre | +191.6% |
| 1985 | -0 current LCU per square kilometre | +208.5% |
| 1986 | -0 current LCU per square kilometre | +134.0% |
| 1987 | -0.0002 current LCU per square kilometre | +532.2% |
| 1988 | -0.0017 current LCU per square kilometre | +851.1% |
| 1989 | -0.0231 current LCU per square kilometre | +1286.6% |
| 1990 | -0.2101 current LCU per square kilometre | +809.6% |
| 1991 | -2.64 current LCU per square kilometre | +1157.8% |
| 1992 | -18.89 current LCU per square kilometre | +615.1% |
| 1993 | -467.1 current LCU per square kilometre | +2372.2% |
| 1994 | 1,832 current LCU per square kilometre | -492.3% |
| 1995 | 2,952 current LCU per square kilometre | +61.1% |
| 1996 | 3,704 current LCU per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 1997 | 1,723 current LCU per square kilometre | -53.5% |
| 1998 | -1,508 current LCU per square kilometre | -187.6% |
| 1999 | -1,524 current LCU per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 444.35 current LCU per square kilometre | -129.2% |
| 2001 | -1,349 current LCU per square kilometre | -403.5% |
| 2002 | -6,595 current LCU per square kilometre | +389.1% |
| 2003 | -1,372 current LCU per square kilometre | -79.2% |
| 2004 | 887.07 current LCU per square kilometre | -164.7% |
| 2005 | 9,415 current LCU per square kilometre | +961.4% |
| 2006 | 15,819 current LCU per square kilometre | +68.0% |
| 2007 | 28,148 current LCU per square kilometre | +77.9% |
| 2008 | 41,047 current LCU per square kilometre | +45.8% |
| 2009 | 41,826 current LCU per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 45,032 current LCU per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 58,183 current LCU per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 2012 | 65,957 current LCU per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 79,825 current LCU per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2014 | 87,418 current LCU per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 130,330 current LCU per square kilometre | +49.1% |
| 2016 | 115,833 current LCU per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 116,203 current LCU per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 140,142 current LCU per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2019 | 128,099 current LCU per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 155,219 current LCU per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 2021 | 159,608 current LCU per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 130,121 current LCU per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2023 | 131,277 current LCU per square kilometre | +0.9% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 131,277 current LCU per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.01 million current LCU per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 131,277 current LCU per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.91 million current LCU per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Brazil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | -2458.3% | -0 current LCU per square kilometre | -0 current LCU per square kilometre |
| 1993 | -2372.2% | -18.89 current LCU per square kilometre | -467.1 current LCU per square kilometre |
| 1977 | -1500.0% | -0 current LCU per square kilometre | -0 current LCU per square kilometre |
| 1989 | -1286.6% | -0.0017 current LCU per square kilometre | -0.0231 current LCU per square kilometre |
| 1991 | -1157.8% | -0.2101 current LCU per square kilometre | -2.64 current LCU per square kilometre |
| 2005 | +961.4% | 887.07 current LCU per square kilometre | 9,415 current LCU per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0 current LCU per square kilometre | -0 current LCU per square kilometre | -0 current LCU per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | -0 current LCU per square kilometre | -0 current LCU per square kilometre | 0 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.0025 current LCU per square kilometre | -0.0231 current LCU per square kilometre | -0 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 669.03 current LCU per square kilometre | -1,524 current LCU per square kilometre | 3,704 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,827 current LCU per square kilometre | -6,595 current LCU per square kilometre | 41,826 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 96,702 current LCU per square kilometre | 45,032 current LCU per square kilometre | 140,142 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 144,056 current LCU per square kilometre | 130,121 current LCU per square kilometre | 159,608 current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 138 Fiji 166,541 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 139 Finland 141,989 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 140 East Timor 139,151 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 142 Panama 125,833 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 143 Botswana 125,218 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 144 Latvia 116,091 current LCU per square kilometre compare
More financial sector data for Brazil
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 18.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 6.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 13.87 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 18.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 6.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Brazil?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Brazil was 131,277 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 159,608 current LCU per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was -6,595 current LCU per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Brazil rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 141st out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.