Bangladesh vs Nigeria: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Bangladesh
5.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nigeria
5.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
81st
Nigeria rank
80th
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Bangladesh
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 5.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 5.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.63 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Nigeria ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 81st and Nigeria ranks 80th of 186 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0117 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.092 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0803 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
| 1980s | -0.1029 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0951 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.198 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 1.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0405 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 2.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 20.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 17.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 7.34 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 17.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 7.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 12.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 4.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Bangladesh or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 5.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 5.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Bangladesh as of 2022.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Bangladesh and Nigeria?
- 0.63 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nigeria?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Nigeria rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Bangladesh ranks 81st and Nigeria ranks 80th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net foreign assets (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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About this data
Net foreign assets (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.