Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre was 9.09 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in North Macedonia, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 9.09 million current LCU per square kilometre for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.7% on the previous year and up 99.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in North Macedonia peaked at 9.09 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, -534,585 current LCU per square kilometre, in 1993.
North Macedonia ranks 60th 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.
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -534,585 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | -240,081 current LCU per square kilometre | -55.1% |
| 1995 | 591,341 current LCU per square kilometre | -346.3% |
| 1996 | 488,073 current LCU per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 1997 | 653,323 current LCU per square kilometre | +33.9% |
| 1998 | 716,445 current LCU per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 1.28 million current LCU per square kilometre | +78.4% |
| 2000 | 2.15 million current LCU per square kilometre | +68.4% |
| 2001 | 1.00 million current LCU per square kilometre | -53.4% |
| 2002 | 650,024 current LCU per square kilometre | -35.2% |
| 2003 | 2.57 million current LCU per square kilometre | +295.4% |
| 2004 | 2.66 million current LCU per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 3.50 million current LCU per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 2006 | 4.23 million current LCU per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 2007 | 4.32 million current LCU per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 3.61 million current LCU per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 2009 | 3.75 million current LCU per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 3.96 million current LCU per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 4.95 million current LCU per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 2012 | 5.00 million current LCU per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 4.55 million current LCU per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 5.81 million current LCU per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 2015 | 5.45 million current LCU per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 6.28 million current LCU per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 5.71 million current LCU per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 7.16 million current LCU per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 2019 | 7.63 million current LCU per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 7.74 million current LCU per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 7.77 million current LCU per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 7.47 million current LCU per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 9.09 million current LCU per square kilometre | +21.7% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 9.09 million current LCU per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.01 million current LCU per square kilometre, 4.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 9.09 million current LCU per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.42 million current LCU per square kilometre, 6.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in North Macedonia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +346.3% | -240,081 current LCU per square kilometre | 591,341 current LCU per square kilometre |
| 2003 | +295.4% | 650,024 current LCU per square kilometre | 2.57 million current LCU per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 421,785 current LCU per square kilometre | -534,585 current LCU per square kilometre | 1.28 million current LCU per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.84 million current LCU per square kilometre | 650,024 current LCU per square kilometre | 4.32 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.65 million current LCU per square kilometre | 3.96 million current LCU per square kilometre | 7.63 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.02 million current LCU per square kilometre | 7.47 million current LCU per square kilometre | 9.09 million current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 57 Tanzania 9.84 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 58 Guinea-Bissau 9.40 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 59 Saint Kitts and Nevis 9.12 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 61 Democratic Republic of Congo 8.09 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 62 Vanuatu 7.01 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 63 Grenada 6.67 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
More financial sector data for North Macedonia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in North Macedonia?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in North Macedonia was 9.09 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.09 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was -534,585 current LCU per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does North Macedonia rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- North Macedonia ranks 60th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.