Libya vs Nicaragua: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Libya
10.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nicaragua
8.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Libya rank
71st
Nicaragua rank
73rd
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Libya
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Libya currently reports 10.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 8.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Nicaragua, a difference of 2.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.3 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 71st and Nicaragua ranks 73rd of 186 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0578 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0578 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 1970s | 0.0935 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0935 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 1980s | 0.0672 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.0026 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0698 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 1990s | 0.071 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -6.65 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6.72 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 2000s | 1.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 4.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 2010s | 2 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9092 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 2020s | 7.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6.82 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9769 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Libya or Nicaragua?
- Libya, at 10.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 8.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Libya and Nicaragua?
- 2.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Nicaragua?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Nicaragua rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Libya ranks 71st 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.