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
Latest (2023)
-3.21 million current LCU per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
182nd
of 185 countries
All-time high
1.76 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2016
All-time low
-3.21 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
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.
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,334 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2,321 current LCU per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 2,579 current LCU per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1964 | 2,245 current LCU per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1965 | 1,854 current LCU per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 1966 | 1,547 current LCU per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 1967 | 1,107 current LCU per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 1968 | 1,742 current LCU per square kilometre | +57.3% |
| 1969 | 2,075 current LCU per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1970 | 1,390 current LCU per square kilometre | -33.0% |
| 1971 | 967.04 current LCU per square kilometre | -30.4% |
| 1972 | 2,378 current LCU per square kilometre | +145.9% |
| 1973 | 4,867 current LCU per square kilometre | +104.7% |
| 1974 | 4,016 current LCU per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 1975 | 1,031 current LCU per square kilometre | -74.3% |
| 1976 | -543.21 current LCU per square kilometre | -152.7% |
| 1977 | -1,983 current LCU per square kilometre | +265.0% |
| 1978 | -1,015 current LCU per square kilometre | -48.8% |
| 1979 | 2,103 current LCU per square kilometre | -307.3% |
| 1980 | 5,531 current LCU per square kilometre | +163.0% |
| 1981 | -2,361 current LCU per square kilometre | -142.7% |
| 1982 | -8,236 current LCU per square kilometre | +248.8% |
| 1983 | 9,259 current LCU per square kilometre | -212.4% |
| 1984 | -11,907 current LCU per square kilometre | -228.6% |
| 1985 | -21,962 current LCU per square kilometre | +84.5% |
| 1986 | -23,231 current LCU per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1987 | -19,070 current LCU per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 1988 | -18,132 current LCU per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1989 | -37,757 current LCU per square kilometre | +108.2% |
| 1990 | -39,368 current LCU per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1991 | -63,709 current LCU per square kilometre | +61.8% |
| 1992 | -102,839 current LCU per square kilometre | +61.4% |
| 1993 | -43,075 current LCU per square kilometre | -58.1% |
| 1994 | 33,324 current LCU per square kilometre | -177.4% |
| 1995 | -44,759 current LCU per square kilometre | -234.3% |
| 1996 | -138,376 current LCU per square kilometre | +209.2% |
| 1997 | -55,716 current LCU per square kilometre | -59.7% |
| 1998 | -95,997 current LCU per square kilometre | +72.3% |
| 1999 | -73,350 current LCU per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 2000 | -49,325 current LCU per square kilometre | -32.8% |
| 2001 | 156,896 current LCU per square kilometre | -418.1% |
| 2002 | 512,160 current LCU per square kilometre | +226.4% |
| 2003 | 731,249 current LCU per square kilometre | +42.8% |
| 2004 | 796,162 current LCU per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 787,364 current LCU per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.01 million current LCU per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 2007 | 1.25 million current LCU per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 2008 | 714,923 current LCU per square kilometre | -43.0% |
| 2009 | 878,270 current LCU per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 2010 | 1.08 million current LCU per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 2011 | 1.06 million current LCU per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 984,756 current LCU per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 358,798 current LCU per square kilometre | -63.6% |
| 2014 | 1.22 million current LCU per square kilometre | +241.3% |
| 2015 | 1.64 million current LCU per square kilometre | +33.6% |
| 2016 | 1.76 million current LCU per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 1.08 million current LCU per square kilometre | -38.5% |
| 2018 | -513,959 current LCU per square kilometre | -147.5% |
| 2019 | -348,721 current LCU per square kilometre | -32.2% |
| 2020 | 437,827 current LCU per square kilometre | -225.6% |
| 2021 | 576,533 current LCU per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 2022 | -3.14 million current LCU per square kilometre | -644.5% |
| 2023 | -3.21 million current LCU per square kilometre | +2.3% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's -3.21 million current LCU per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.68 million current LCU per square kilometre. (46 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's -3.21 million current LCU per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.50 million current LCU per square kilometre. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -644.5% | 576,533 current LCU per square kilometre | -3.14 million current LCU per square kilometre |
| 2001 | +418.1% | -49,325 current LCU per square kilometre | 156,896 current LCU per square kilometre |
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 Vietnam -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
- 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 0.0006 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 0.0005 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 0.0006 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 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.