Net foreign assets in Turkey
Turkey: Net foreign assets was 1.47 trillion current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets in Turkey, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net foreign assets in Turkey is 1.47 trillion current LCU, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 126.2% on the previous year and up 1,938.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets in Turkey peaked at 1.47 trillion current LCU in 2025 and was at its lowest, -112.84 billion current LCU, in 2017.
Turkey ranks 50th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,193 current LCU | 1,930 current LCU | 3,420 current LCU | 10 |
| 1970s | -44,869 current LCU | -183,134 current LCU | 11,609 current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.70 million current LCU | -5.18 million current LCU | 2.81 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.00 billion current LCU | 4.34 million current LCU | 5.11 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.70 billion current LCU | -11.42 billion current LCU | 71.36 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | -18.96 billion current LCU | -112.84 billion current LCU | 100.71 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 675.28 billion current LCU | -33.42 billion current LCU | 1.47 trillion current LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 47 Germany 2.01 trillion current LCU compare
- 48 Saudi Arabia 2.00 trillion current LCU compare
- 49 United Arab Emirates 1.80 trillion current LCU compare
- 51 South Africa 1.43 trillion current LCU compare
- 52 Yemen 1.30 trillion current LCU compare
- 53 Brazil 1.26 trillion current LCU compare
More financial sector data for Turkey
- Domestic credit to private sector 45.8% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 12.9% (2025)
- Broad money 42.4% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 36.9% (2025)
- Net domestic credit 31.38 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.73 (2024)
- Net migration -258,205 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 36.9% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 39.45 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Claims on central government 6.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets in Turkey?
- Net foreign assets in Turkey was 1.47 trillion current LCU in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net foreign assets recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 trillion current LCU in 2025.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was -112.84 billion current LCU in 2017.
- How does Turkey rank for net foreign assets?
- Turkey ranks 50th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,938.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.