Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP in China
China: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP was 1.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2024. β Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP in China, 1977β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
China recorded 1.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP for net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp in 2024.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp in China peaked at 3.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, -0.0145 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 1980.
China ranks 105th of 186 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0027 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.0092 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0138 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.1295 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.0145 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2552 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9468 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.468 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.54 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.59 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.54 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 102 Eswatini 2.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 103 Grenada 1.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 104 Guatemala 1.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 106 Dominica 1.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 107 Israel 1.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 108 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
More financial sector data for China
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 250,718 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 18.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.60 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 236.49 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.45 trillion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.50 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.74 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.73 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,944 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp in China?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp in China was 1.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 3.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0145 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 1980.
- How does China rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- China ranks 105th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) Γ· GDP (current US$)
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- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.