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

Nicaragua
14.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2022
South Africa
13.75 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
88th
South Africa rank
89th

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

  • Nicaragua
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 14.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 13.75 current LCU per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1965 it was South Africa ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 88th and South Africa ranks 89th of 166 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3638 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3638 current LCU per US$ of GDP South Africa
1970s 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4005 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4005 current LCU per US$ of GDP South Africa
1980s 0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.804 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.8039 current LCU per US$ of GDP South Africa
1990s 1.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1654 current LCU per US$ of GDP South Africa
2000s 5.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP 4.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.424 current LCU per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2010s 9.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP 7.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP 2.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2020s 13.9 current LCU per US$ of GDP 11.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP 2.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher broad money (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Nicaragua or South Africa?
Nicaragua, at 14.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 13.75 current LCU per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2022.
What is the difference in broad money (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Nicaragua and South Africa?
0.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and South Africa?
58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2022.
How do Nicaragua and South Africa rank globally for broad money (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Nicaragua ranks 88th 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.