Kenya vs Nicaragua: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Kenya
7.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Nicaragua
8.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Kenya rank
76th
Nicaragua rank
73rd

Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Kenya
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 8.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 7.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Kenya, a difference of 0.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 76th and Nicaragua ranks 73rd of 186 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 5 and Nicaragua in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6479 current LCU per US$ of GDP -0 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.6479 current LCU per US$ of GDP Kenya
1970s 0.5532 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.5532 current LCU per US$ of GDP Kenya
1980s -0.171 current LCU per US$ of GDP -0.0026 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1684 current LCU per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
1990s 2.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP -6.65 current LCU per US$ of GDP 9.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP Kenya
2000s 7.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP -3.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP 10.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP Kenya
2010s 6.68 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP 5.59 current LCU per US$ of GDP Kenya
2020s 5.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP 6.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.8152 current LCU per US$ of GDP Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Kenya or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 8.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 7.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Kenya and Nicaragua?
0.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nicaragua?
58 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Nicaragua rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Kenya ranks 76th and Nicaragua ranks 73rd 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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Indicator
Net foreign assets (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
186 places, 8,826 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.