Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Switzerland
Switzerland: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre was 12.81 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Switzerland, 1961–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2016, net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Switzerland stood at 12.81 million current LCU per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.7% on the previous year and up 162.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Switzerland peaked at 12.81 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 274,818 current LCU per square kilometre, in 1961.
Switzerland ranks 51st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 407,438 current LCU per square kilometre | 274,818 current LCU per square kilometre | 640,533 current LCU per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.29 million current LCU per square kilometre | 813,922 current LCU per square kilometre | 1.75 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.17 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.45 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2.82 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.78 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.87 million current LCU per square kilometre | 4.57 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.27 million current LCU per square kilometre | 3.29 million current LCU per square kilometre | 5.15 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.51 million current LCU per square kilometre | 5.51 million current LCU per square kilometre | 12.81 million current LCU per square kilometre | 7 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 48 Armenia 14.25 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 49 Côte d'Ivoire 14.08 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 50 Djibouti 12.99 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 52 Trinidad and Tobago 12.69 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 53 Angola 11.53 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 54 Nepal 11.38 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
More financial sector data for Switzerland
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 141,431 current LCU per person (2016)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.7 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2016)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 1.17 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 106.64 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 667.88 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 678.82 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 785.45 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 785.03 billion SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 167.8% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Switzerland?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Switzerland was 12.81 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 12.81 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 274,818 current LCU per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Switzerland rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Switzerland ranks 51st out of 185 countries with data for 2016.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 162.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.