Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Canada
Canada: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre was 1,255 current LCU per square kilometre in 2008. β Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Canada, 1961β2008
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2008, net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Canada stood at 1,255 current LCU per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 36.2% on the previous year and up 138.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Canada peaked at 1,255 current LCU per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, -3,250 current LCU per square kilometre, in 1997.
That places Canada 168th out of 185 countries with data for 2008, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 126.48 current LCU per square kilometre | -17.6 current LCU per square kilometre | 304.49 current LCU per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 236.37 current LCU per square kilometre | -393.2 current LCU per square kilometre | 566.17 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | -2,212 current LCU per square kilometre | -2,819 current LCU per square kilometre | -599.94 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | -2,203 current LCU per square kilometre | -3,250 current LCU per square kilometre | -652.41 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 760.61 current LCU per square kilometre | 487.04 current LCU per square kilometre | 1,255 current LCU per square kilometre | 9 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 165 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 16,352 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 166 Ethiopia 11,624 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 167 Zimbabwe 4,019 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 169 Liberia 1,123 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 170 Venezuela 0 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 171 Mali -36,119 current LCU per square kilometre compare
More financial sector data for Canada
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 85,674 current LCU per person (2008)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2008)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 20.77 % change on previous year (2008)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 71.85 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 91.73 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 91.73 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 91.73 billion SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 124.1% (2008)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Canada?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Canada was 1,255 current LCU per square kilometre in 2008, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1,255 current LCU per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -3,250 current LCU per square kilometre in 1997.
- How does Canada rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 168th out of 185 countries with data for 2008.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 138.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada 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) Γ· 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.