Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre was 16.18 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, 1973–2023
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 United Arab Emirates is 16.18 million current LCU per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.1% on the previous year and up 371.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates peaked at 16.18 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21,459 current LCU per square kilometre, in 1973.
That places United Arab Emirates 42nd out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 21,459 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 77,179 current LCU per square kilometre | +259.7% |
| 1975 | 135,390 current LCU per square kilometre | +75.4% |
| 1976 | 209,324 current LCU per square kilometre | +54.6% |
| 1977 | 29,290 current LCU per square kilometre | -86.0% |
| 1978 | 31,522 current LCU per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 47,448 current LCU per square kilometre | +50.5% |
| 1980 | 138,619 current LCU per square kilometre | +192.1% |
| 1981 | 263,764 current LCU per square kilometre | +90.3% |
| 1982 | 304,416 current LCU per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1983 | 287,170 current LCU per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 485,832 current LCU per square kilometre | +69.2% |
| 1985 | 546,102 current LCU per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1986 | 650,905 current LCU per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1987 | 689,189 current LCU per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 723,181 current LCU per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 796,512 current LCU per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 779,248 current LCU per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 898,989 current LCU per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1992 | 885,624 current LCU per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 878,733 current LCU per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 806,918 current LCU per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 897,206 current LCU per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1996 | 893,402 current LCU per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 876,362 current LCU per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 879,192 current LCU per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 941,749 current LCU per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 1.24 million current LCU per square kilometre | +31.4% |
| 2001 | 1.70 million current LCU per square kilometre | +37.2% |
| 2002 | 1.95 million current LCU per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2003 | 1.92 million current LCU per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 2.14 million current LCU per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 2.35 million current LCU per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 2.19 million current LCU per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 2.26 million current LCU per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 200,938 current LCU per square kilometre | -91.1% |
| 2009 | 612,867 current LCU per square kilometre | +205.0% |
| 2010 | 1.11 million current LCU per square kilometre | +80.6% |
| 2011 | 1.27 million current LCU per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 2.24 million current LCU per square kilometre | +77.1% |
| 2013 | 3.43 million current LCU per square kilometre | +53.0% |
| 2014 | 3.98 million current LCU per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2015 | 3.47 million current LCU per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2016 | 3.67 million current LCU per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 4.65 million current LCU per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 2018 | 5.92 million current LCU per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 2019 | 6.86 million current LCU per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2020 | 7.28 million current LCU per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 8.77 million current LCU per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2022 | 12.15 million current LCU per square kilometre | +38.5% |
| 2023 | 16.18 million current LCU per square kilometre | +33.1% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 16.18 million current LCU per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.28 million current LCU per square kilometre, 7.1× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 16.18 million current LCU per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.50 million current LCU per square kilometre, 10.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +259.7% | 21,459 current LCU per square kilometre | 77,179 current LCU per square kilometre |
| 2009 | +205.0% | 200,938 current LCU per square kilometre | 612,867 current LCU per square kilometre |
| 1980 | +192.1% | 47,448 current LCU per square kilometre | 138,619 current LCU per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78,802 current LCU per square kilometre | 21,459 current LCU per square kilometre | 209,324 current LCU per square kilometre | 7 |
| 1980s | 488,569 current LCU per square kilometre | 138,619 current LCU per square kilometre | 796,512 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 873,742 current LCU per square kilometre | 779,248 current LCU per square kilometre | 941,749 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.66 million current LCU per square kilometre | 200,938 current LCU per square kilometre | 2.35 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.66 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.11 million current LCU per square kilometre | 6.86 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.09 million current LCU per square kilometre | 7.28 million current LCU per square kilometre | 16.18 million current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 39 Cape Verde 19.00 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 40 India 17.95 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 41 Aruba 17.01 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 43 Senegal 16.17 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 44 Thailand 15.46 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 45 Dominican Republic 14.98 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
More financial sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 69.02 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 50.4 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 69.02 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates was 16.18 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 16.18 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,459 current LCU per square kilometre in 1973.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 42nd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 371.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.