Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in China, People's Republic of
China, People's Republic of: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre was 3.08 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in China, People's Republic of, 1977–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
China, People's Republic of recorded 3.08 million current LCU per square kilometre for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in China, People's Republic of peaked at 3.08 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, -296.12 current LCU per square kilometre, in 1980.
China, People's Republic of ranks 82nd of 185 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.51 current LCU per square kilometre | -174.69 current LCU per square kilometre | 256.7 current LCU per square kilometre | 3 |
| 1980s | 4,056 current LCU per square kilometre | -296.12 current LCU per square kilometre | 9,471 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 80,328 current LCU per square kilometre | 18,025 current LCU per square kilometre | 181,092 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 916,074 current LCU per square kilometre | 214,085 current LCU per square kilometre | 2.08 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.79 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2.40 million current LCU per square kilometre | 3.07 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.99 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2.86 million current LCU per square kilometre | 3.08 million current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China, People's Republic of
- 79 Ukraine 3.33 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 80 Moldova, Republic of 3.32 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 81 Russian Federation 3.28 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 83 Cyprus 2.96 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 84 Syrian Arab Republic 2.80 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 85 Brunei Darussalam 2.77 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
More financial sector data for China, People's Republic of
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 250,718 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 18.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.60 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 236.49 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.45 trillion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.50 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.74 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.73 trillion SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 194.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in China, People's Republic of?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in China, People's Republic of was 3.08 million 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 China, People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 3.08 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in China, People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was -296.12 current LCU per square kilometre in 1980.
- How does China, People's Republic of rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- China, People's Republic of ranks 82nd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in China, People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China, People's Republic of 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.