Namibia vs Nigeria: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Namibia
4.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nigeria
5.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Namibia rank
82nd
Nigeria rank
80th

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

  • Namibia
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 5.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 4.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Namibia, a difference of 0.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 82nd and Nigeria ranks 80th of 186 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1389 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP Nigeria
2000s 0.8457 current LCU per US$ of GDP 20.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP 19.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP Nigeria
2010s 2.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP 17.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP 15.34 current LCU per US$ of GDP Nigeria
2020s 3.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP 12.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP 8.08 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, Namibia or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 5.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 4.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Namibia as of 2022.
What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Namibia and Nigeria?
0.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Nigeria?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Namibia and Nigeria rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Namibia ranks 82nd 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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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.