Answer:
8.58% of US GDP is the answer for the required question.
Explanation:
US Foreign Assets = 67% of US GDP
US Liabilities = 95% of US GDP
66% of US Foreign Assets = Foreign Currencies
All Liabilities to Foreigners = US Dollars.
Depreciation rate = 13%
Solution:
Consider the following formula for this problem:
Change in external wealth in US dollar = (Change in foreign assets in dollars) - (Change in foreign liabilities in US dollars)
Liabilities are already denominated in dollars in our instance, but assets are not. As a result, we'll use the formula above to calculate the dollar value of the foreign assets. However, because the dollar value of net external assets fluctuates, we must also consider the rate of depreciation.
Change in dollar value of foreign currency denominated asset = rate of depreciation x Share of the foreign currency
Share of the foreign Currency = 66%
Rate of Depreciation = 13%
= 0.13 x 0.66 = 0.0858 = 8.58%
Hence,
8.58% of US GDP is the answer for the required question.
