Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Panama
Panama: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre was 125,833 current LCU per square kilometre in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Panama, 1961–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Panama is 125,833 current LCU per square kilometre, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 164.5% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Panama peaked at 125,833 current LCU per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, -13,568 current LCU per square kilometre, in 1988.
Panama ranks 142nd of 185 countries on this measure, 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 Panama, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -87.44 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | -103.58 current LCU per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1963 | -4.04 current LCU per square kilometre | -96.1% |
| 1964 | -216.57 current LCU per square kilometre | +5266.7% |
| 1965 | -332.26 current LCU per square kilometre | +53.4% |
| 1966 | -365.89 current LCU per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1967 | -488.3 current LCU per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 1968 | -527.31 current LCU per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1969 | -1,030 current LCU per square kilometre | +95.4% |
| 1970 | -1,065 current LCU per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1971 | -1,890 current LCU per square kilometre | +77.5% |
| 1972 | -2,502 current LCU per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 1973 | -4,284 current LCU per square kilometre | +71.3% |
| 1974 | -8,074 current LCU per square kilometre | +88.5% |
| 1975 | -9,926 current LCU per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1976 | -10,528 current LCU per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1977 | -10,365 current LCU per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1978 | -6,854 current LCU per square kilometre | -33.9% |
| 1979 | -13,203 current LCU per square kilometre | +92.6% |
| 1980 | -9,189 current LCU per square kilometre | -30.4% |
| 1981 | -10,958 current LCU per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1982 | -2,370 current LCU per square kilometre | -78.4% |
| 1983 | -6,957 current LCU per square kilometre | +193.5% |
| 1984 | -8,386 current LCU per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1985 | -6,683 current LCU per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 1986 | -4,591 current LCU per square kilometre | -31.3% |
| 1987 | -9,919 current LCU per square kilometre | +116.1% |
| 1988 | -13,568 current LCU per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 1989 | -11,286 current LCU per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 1990 | -376.62 current LCU per square kilometre | -96.7% |
| 1991 | 8,989 current LCU per square kilometre | -2486.7% |
| 1992 | 15,528 current LCU per square kilometre | +72.7% |
| 1993 | 19,636 current LCU per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 1994 | 26,517 current LCU per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 1995 | 26,582 current LCU per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 27,057 current LCU per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 33,782 current LCU per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 1998 | 26,940 current LCU per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 1999 | 12,260 current LCU per square kilometre | -54.5% |
| 2000 | 17,100 current LCU per square kilometre | +39.5% |
| 2001 | 1,814 current LCU per square kilometre | -89.4% |
| 2002 | 25,295 current LCU per square kilometre | +1294.1% |
| 2003 | 31,741 current LCU per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 2004 | 34,249 current LCU per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 34,101 current LCU per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 47,571 current LCU per square kilometre | +39.5% |
| 2007 | 69,701 current LCU per square kilometre | +46.5% |
| 2008 | 76,040 current LCU per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 105,590 current LCU per square kilometre | +38.9% |
| 2010 | 107,149 current LCU per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 87,705 current LCU per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 2012 | 78,884 current LCU per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 63,936 current LCU per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 2014 | 85,634 current LCU per square kilometre | +33.9% |
| 2015 | 66,162 current LCU per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 2016 | 51,697 current LCU per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 2017 | 27,886 current LCU per square kilometre | -46.1% |
| 2018 | 14,325 current LCU per square kilometre | -48.6% |
| 2019 | 47,569 current LCU per square kilometre | +232.1% |
| 2020 | 125,833 current LCU per square kilometre | +164.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Panama 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | -5266.7% | -4.04 current LCU per square kilometre | -216.57 current LCU per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +2486.7% | -376.62 current LCU per square kilometre | 8,989 current LCU per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +1294.1% | 1,814 current LCU per square kilometre | 25,295 current LCU per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -350.64 current LCU per square kilometre | -1,030 current LCU per square kilometre | -4.04 current LCU per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | -6,869 current LCU per square kilometre | -13,203 current LCU per square kilometre | -1,065 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | -8,391 current LCU per square kilometre | -13,568 current LCU per square kilometre | -2,370 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,691 current LCU per square kilometre | -376.62 current LCU per square kilometre | 33,782 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 44,320 current LCU per square kilometre | 1,814 current LCU per square kilometre | 105,590 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 63,095 current LCU per square kilometre | 14,325 current LCU per square kilometre | 107,149 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 125,833 current LCU per square kilometre | 125,833 current LCU per square kilometre | 125,833 current LCU per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 139 Finland 141,989 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 140 East Timor 139,151 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 141 Brazil 131,277 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 143 Botswana 125,218 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 144 Latvia 116,091 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 145 Spain 115,024 current LCU per square kilometre compare
More financial sector data for Panama
- 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 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 16.3 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 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 11.9 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 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 16.3 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 Panama?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Panama was 125,833 current LCU per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 125,833 current LCU per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was -13,568 current LCU per square kilometre in 1988.
- How does Panama rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Panama ranks 142nd out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama 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.