Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Portugal
Portugal: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre was -84,675 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Portugal, 2001β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
Portugal recorded -84,675 current LCU per square kilometre for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.6% on the previous year and up 71.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Portugal peaked at -84,675 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, -581,287 current LCU per square kilometre, in 2007.
Portugal ranks 173rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -410,471 current LCU per square kilometre | -581,287 current LCU per square kilometre | -239,263 current LCU per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | -300,880 current LCU per square kilometre | -459,568 current LCU per square kilometre | -144,065 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | -176,957 current LCU per square kilometre | -250,283 current LCU per square kilometre | -84,675 current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 170 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 171 Mali -36,119 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 172 Australia -67,252 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 174 Chad -276,198 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 175 New Zealand -346,629 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 176 Italy -460,784 current LCU per square kilometre compare
More financial sector data for Portugal
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 31,218 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 0.6873 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 430.61 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 39.24 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 7.42 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 11.03 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 50.27 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 49.76 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 4,605 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Portugal?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Portugal was -84,675 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was -84,675 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was -581,287 current LCU per square kilometre in 2007.
- How does Portugal rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Portugal ranks 173rd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.