Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre was 218.73 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. β Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Japan, 1961β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
Japan recorded 218.73 million current LCU per square kilometre for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 293.13 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, -83.71 million current LCU per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Japan 12th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 1.54 million current LCU per square kilometre | 744,478 current LCU per square kilometre | 4.27 million current LCU per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.52 million current LCU per square kilometre | -1.97 million current LCU per square kilometre | 15.25 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | -31.17 million current LCU per square kilometre | -70.85 million current LCU per square kilometre | -7.29 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.07 million current LCU per square kilometre | -83.71 million current LCU per square kilometre | 146.32 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 160.11 million current LCU per square kilometre | 76.07 million current LCU per square kilometre | 293.13 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 222.25 million current LCU per square kilometre | 203.71 million current LCU per square kilometre | 278.30 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 232.29 million current LCU per square kilometre | 218.73 million current LCU per square kilometre | 245.75 million current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 9 Mauritius 430.49 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 10 Iraq 411.49 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 11 Cambodia 346.90 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 13 Colombia 196.09 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 14 Paraguay 162.80 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 15 Hungary 153.71 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
More financial sector data for Japan
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 14.80 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 411.71 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -0.9434 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 951.96 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 86.75 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 861.99 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 914.64 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 1.00 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 1.00 trillion SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 115.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Japan?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Japan was 218.73 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 293.13 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -83.71 million current LCU per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Japan rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 12th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan 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.