Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in France
France: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre was 959,375 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in France, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in France stood at 959,375 current LCU per square kilometre.
The figure is up 49.1% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in France peaked at 1.22 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 495,549 current LCU per square kilometre, in 2001.
That places France 113th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 834,865 current LCU per square kilometre | 495,549 current LCU per square kilometre | 1.11 million current LCU per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 972,232 current LCU per square kilometre | 697,415 current LCU per square kilometre | 1.22 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 821,118 current LCU per square kilometre | 643,655 current LCU per square kilometre | 959,375 current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 110 Austria 1.14 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 111 Guyana 1.07 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 112 Honduras 1.06 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 114 Türkiye 959,204 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 115 Sweden 936,750 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 116 Saudi Arabia 929,627 current LCU per square kilometre compare
More financial sector data for France
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 73,491 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.59 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.74 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 249.89 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 24.41 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 62.78 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 312.67 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 309.44 billion SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 103.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in France?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in France was 959,375 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 495,549 current LCU per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does France rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- France ranks 113th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.