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
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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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.