Foreign assets per capita in United States

United States: Foreign assets per capita was 95,160 current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
95,160 current US$
Change on year
up 9.7%
World rank
22nd
of 150 countries
All-time high
95,160 current US$
in 2020
All-time low
14,996 current US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign assets per capita in United States, 1995–2020

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1995200720201995: 15.0k current US$1996: 17.4k current US$1997: 20.0k current US$1998: 22.8k current US$1999: 27.0k current US$2000: 26.8k current US$2001: 24.9k current US$2002: 24.3k current US$2003: 29.3k current US$2004: 35.8k current US$2005: 44.7k current US$2006: 54.4k current US$2007: 68.0k current US$2008: 63.1k current US$2009: 62.4k current US$2010: 69.2k current US$2011: 70.0k current US$2012: 70.3k current US$2013: 75.2k current US$2014: 76.9k current US$2015: 71.8k current US$2016: 73.1k current US$2017: 83.8k current US$2018: 75.8k current US$2019: 86.7k current US$2020: 95.2k current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

The most recent figure for foreign assets per capita in United States is 95,160 current US$, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.7% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign assets per capita in United States peaked at 95,160 current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14,996 current US$, in 1995.

United States ranks 22nd of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 20,454 current US$ 14,996 current US$ 27,005 current US$ 5
2000s 43,385 current US$ 24,251 current US$ 68,012 current US$ 10
2010s 75,276 current US$ 69,186 current US$ 86,722 current US$ 10
2020s 95,160 current US$ 95,160 current US$ 95,160 current US$ 1

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 19 Canada 134,797 current US$ compare
  2. 20 Austria 122,847 current US$ compare
  3. 21 Iceland 96,040 current US$ compare
  4. 23 Australia 92,215 current US$ compare
  5. 24 Bahrain 91,468 current US$ compare
  6. 25 Japan 87,105 current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 151 places →

More reference data data for United States

All data for United States →

Frequently asked questions

What is foreign assets per capita in United States?
Foreign assets per capita in United States was 95,160 current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign assets per capita recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 95,160 current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign assets per capita recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 14,996 current US$ in 1995.
How does United States rank for foreign assets per capita?
United States ranks 22nd out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign assets per capita rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign assets per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

About this data

Indicator
Foreign assets per capita (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed