China (People’s Republic of) vs Nigeria: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita

China (People’s Republic of)
21,482 current LCU per person
in 2024
Nigeria
16,962 current LCU per person
in 2022
China (People’s Republic of) rank
98th
Nigeria rank
101st

Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 21,482 current LCU per person against 16,962 current LCU per person in Nigeria, a difference of 4,520 current LCU per person.

That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nigeria ahead.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 98th and Nigeria ranks 101st of 186 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4756 current LCU per person 36.2 current LCU per person 35.73 current LCU per person Nigeria
1980s 35.29 current LCU per person 57.98 current LCU per person 22.68 current LCU per person Nigeria
1990s 617.19 current LCU per person 1,192 current LCU per person 575.28 current LCU per person Nigeria
2000s 6,549 current LCU per person 27,263 current LCU per person 20,714 current LCU per person Nigeria
2010s 19,040 current LCU per person 41,638 current LCU per person 22,598 current LCU per person Nigeria
2020s 19,699 current LCU per person 33,810 current LCU per person 14,111 current LCU per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita, China (People’s Republic of) or Nigeria?
China (People’s Republic of), at 21,482 current LCU per person against 16,962 current LCU per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita between China (People’s Republic of) and Nigeria?
4,520 current LCU per person, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Nigeria?
46 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2022.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Nigeria rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 98th and Nigeria ranks 101st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 9,009 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.