Nigeria vs Uganda: Net foreign assets (current LCU)
Net foreign assets (current LCU) over time
- Nigeria
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 18.21 trillion current LCU against 15.05 trillion current LCU in Nigeria, a difference of 3.17 trillion current LCU.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 22nd and Uganda ranks 20th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Uganda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.68 million current LCU | 3.15 million current LCU | 88.54 million current LCU | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 1.91 billion current LCU | 1.29 million current LCU | 1.91 billion current LCU | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 2.53 billion current LCU | -1.31 billion current LCU | 3.85 billion current LCU | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 163.42 billion current LCU | 247.74 billion current LCU | 84.32 billion current LCU | Uganda |
| 2000s | 4.10 trillion current LCU | 3.05 trillion current LCU | 1.05 trillion current LCU | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 7.85 trillion current LCU | 10.23 trillion current LCU | 2.38 trillion current LCU | Uganda |
| 2020s | 9.28 trillion current LCU | 13.33 trillion current LCU | 4.05 trillion current LCU | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets, Nigeria or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 18.21 trillion current LCU against 15.05 trillion current LCU in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets between Nigeria and Uganda?
- 3.17 trillion current LCU, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uganda?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2023.
- How do Nigeria and Uganda rank globally for net foreign assets?
- Nigeria ranks 22nd and Uganda ranks 20th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net foreign assets (current LCU). 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 are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.