Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Pakistan
Pakistan: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre was -3.21 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Pakistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded -3.21 million current LCU per square kilometre for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 995.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Pakistan peaked at 1.76 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, -3.21 million current LCU per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Pakistan 182nd out of 185 countries with data for 2023, 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 | 1,978 current LCU per square kilometre | 1,107 current LCU per square kilometre | 2,579 current LCU per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,321 current LCU per square kilometre | -1,983 current LCU per square kilometre | 4,867 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | -12,787 current LCU per square kilometre | -37,757 current LCU per square kilometre | 9,259 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | -62,387 current LCU per square kilometre | -138,376 current LCU per square kilometre | 33,324 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 678,773 current LCU per square kilometre | -49,325 current LCU per square kilometre | 1.25 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 832,443 current LCU per square kilometre | -513,959 current LCU per square kilometre | 1.76 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.33 million current LCU per square kilometre | -3.21 million current LCU per square kilometre | 576,533 current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 179 Viet Nam -1.71 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 180 Sudan -2.12 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 181 Norway -2.25 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 183 Malawi -12.95 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 184 Qatar -17.85 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 185 Burundi -53.71 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
More financial sector data for Pakistan
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 219,254 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 137.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 72.88 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 6.64 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 12.50 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 12.68 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 19.32 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 19.32 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 75.69 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Pakistan?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Pakistan was -3.21 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.21 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Pakistan rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Pakistan ranks 182nd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 995.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.