Namibia vs South Africa: Broad money (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Namibia
10.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2021
South Africa
13.75 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Namibia rank
92nd
South Africa rank
89th

Broad money (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Namibia
  • South Africa
051015196519952025

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 13.75 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 10.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Namibia, a difference of 3.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.3 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.

Namibia ranks 92nd and South Africa ranks 89th of 166 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 1.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4707 current LCU per US$ of GDP South Africa
2000s 3.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP 4.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP South Africa
2010s 6.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP 7.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.8994 current LCU per US$ of GDP South Africa
2020s 11.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP 11.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0224 current LCU per US$ of GDP South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher broad money (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Namibia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 13.75 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 10.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Namibia as of 2025.
What is the difference in broad money (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Namibia and South Africa?
3.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and South Africa?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Namibia and South Africa rank globally for broad money (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Namibia ranks 92nd and South Africa ranks 89th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Broad money (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Broad money (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
166 places, 8,340 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Broad money (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.