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.
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
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 156,034 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 10.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 83.85 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 7.64 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 202.83 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 205.81 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 213.45 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 213.34 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 18,530 SDR per person (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.