Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in United States
United States: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre was 24,695 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
24,695 current LCU per square kilometre
Change on year
up 259.5%
World rank
161st
of 185 countries
All-time high
34,228 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2010
All-time low
-25,481 current LCU per square kilometre
in 2013
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in United States, 1961–2023
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 States is 24,695 current LCU per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 259.5% on the previous year and up 196.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in United States peaked at 34,228 current LCU per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, -25,481 current LCU per square kilometre, in 2013.
That places United States 161st out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 United States, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,762 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1,541 current LCU per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1963 | 1,400 current LCU per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1964 | 1,209 current LCU per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1965 | 965.17 current LCU per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 1966 | 512.25 current LCU per square kilometre | -46.9% |
| 1967 | 512.09 current LCU per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 533.67 current LCU per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1969 | -318.2 current LCU per square kilometre | -159.6% |
| 1970 | 776.17 current LCU per square kilometre | -343.9% |
| 1971 | 1,754 current LCU per square kilometre | +126.0% |
| 1972 | 1,621 current LCU per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1973 | 1,591 current LCU per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 1,688 current LCU per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 3,220 current LCU per square kilometre | +90.8% |
| 1976 | 5,018 current LCU per square kilometre | +55.9% |
| 1977 | 5,016 current LCU per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 5,231 current LCU per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 4,025 current LCU per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 1980 | 9,307 current LCU per square kilometre | +131.2% |
| 1981 | 16,689 current LCU per square kilometre | +79.3% |
| 1982 | 16,700 current LCU per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 16,880 current LCU per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 16,820 current LCU per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 14,228 current LCU per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1986 | 13,262 current LCU per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1987 | 11,081 current LCU per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1988 | 12,312 current LCU per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 12,535 current LCU per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 7,941 current LCU per square kilometre | -36.6% |
| 1991 | 8,523 current LCU per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 4,077 current LCU per square kilometre | -52.2% |
| 1993 | -1,395 current LCU per square kilometre | -134.2% |
| 1994 | -10,910 current LCU per square kilometre | +682.2% |
| 1995 | -10,267 current LCU per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1996 | -5,897 current LCU per square kilometre | -42.6% |
| 1997 | -6,143 current LCU per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 1,427 current LCU per square kilometre | -123.2% |
| 1999 | 10,000 current LCU per square kilometre | +600.5% |
| 2000 | 20,586 current LCU per square kilometre | +105.9% |
| 2001 | 10,497 current LCU per square kilometre | -49.0% |
| 2002 | 7,102 current LCU per square kilometre | -32.3% |
| 2003 | 306.03 current LCU per square kilometre | -95.7% |
| 2004 | -7,137 current LCU per square kilometre | -2432.2% |
| 2005 | -4,104 current LCU per square kilometre | -42.5% |
| 2006 | -9,152 current LCU per square kilometre | +123.0% |
| 2007 | 23,587 current LCU per square kilometre | -357.7% |
| 2008 | 32,106 current LCU per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 2009 | 25,670 current LCU per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 34,228 current LCU per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 742.3 current LCU per square kilometre | -97.8% |
| 2012 | 10,308 current LCU per square kilometre | +1288.6% |
| 2013 | -25,481 current LCU per square kilometre | -347.2% |
| 2014 | -23,023 current LCU per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2015 | -22,204 current LCU per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2016 | -11,287 current LCU per square kilometre | -49.2% |
| 2017 | -10,609 current LCU per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2018 | -9,691 current LCU per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 26,121 current LCU per square kilometre | -369.5% |
| 2020 | 33,953 current LCU per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 2021 | 28,747 current LCU per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 6,869 current LCU per square kilometre | -76.1% |
| 2023 | 24,695 current LCU per square kilometre | +259.5% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 24,695 current LCU per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.28 million current LCU per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -2432.2% | 306.03 current LCU per square kilometre | -7,137 current LCU per square kilometre |
| 2012 | +1288.6% | 742.3 current LCU per square kilometre | 10,308 current LCU per square kilometre |
| 1994 | -682.2% | -1,395 current LCU per square kilometre | -10,910 current LCU per square kilometre |
| 1999 | +600.5% | 1,427 current LCU per square kilometre | 10,000 current LCU per square kilometre |
| 2019 | +369.5% | -9,691 current LCU per square kilometre | 26,121 current LCU per square kilometre |
| 2007 | +357.7% | -9,152 current LCU per square kilometre | 23,587 current LCU per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 901.85 current LCU per square kilometre | -318.2 current LCU per square kilometre | 1,762 current LCU per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,994 current LCU per square kilometre | 776.17 current LCU per square kilometre | 5,231 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,982 current LCU per square kilometre | 9,307 current LCU per square kilometre | 16,880 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | -264.38 current LCU per square kilometre | -10,910 current LCU per square kilometre | 10,000 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,946 current LCU per square kilometre | -9,152 current LCU per square kilometre | 32,106 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | -3,089 current LCU per square kilometre | -25,481 current LCU per square kilometre | 34,228 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,566 current LCU per square kilometre | 6,869 current LCU per square kilometre | 33,953 current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 158 Georgia 33,114 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 159 Sierra Leone 32,192 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 160 Papua New Guinea 25,927 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 162 Central African Republic 24,359 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 163 Mauritania 22,949 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 164 Oman 20,806 current LCU per square kilometre compare
More financial sector data for United States
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 17.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 89.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 12.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 65.46 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 17.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 89.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 12.2 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in United States?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in United States was 24,695 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 States?
- The highest recorded value was 34,228 current LCU per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was -25,481 current LCU per square kilometre in 2013.
- How does United States rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- United States ranks 161st out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 196.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States 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.