Nicaragua vs Suriname: Official exchange rate

Nicaragua
36.62 LCU per US$, period average
in 2025
Suriname
37.26 LCU per US$, period average
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
87th
Suriname rank
86th

Official exchange rate over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 37.26 LCU per US$, period average against 36.62 LCU per US$, period average in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.64 LCU per US$, period average.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Suriname ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 87th and Suriname ranks 86th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Suriname Difference Ahead
1960s 0 LCU per US$, period average 0.0019 LCU per US$, period average 0.0019 LCU per US$, period average Suriname
1970s 0 LCU per US$, period average 0.0018 LCU per US$, period average 0.0018 LCU per US$, period average Suriname
1980s 0.0003 LCU per US$, period average 0.0018 LCU per US$, period average 0.0015 LCU per US$, period average Suriname
1990s 6.96 LCU per US$, period average 0.2711 LCU per US$, period average 6.69 LCU per US$, period average Nicaragua
2000s 16.38 LCU per US$, period average 2.49 LCU per US$, period average 13.89 LCU per US$, period average Nicaragua
2010s 26.86 LCU per US$, period average 4.8 LCU per US$, period average 22.06 LCU per US$, period average Nicaragua
2020s 35.85 LCU per US$, period average 26.58 LCU per US$, period average 9.27 LCU per US$, period average Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official exchange rate, Nicaragua or Suriname?
Suriname, at 37.26 LCU per US$, period average against 36.62 LCU per US$, period average in Nicaragua as of 2025.
What is the difference in official exchange rate between Nicaragua and Suriname?
0.64 LCU per US$, period average, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Suriname?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Nicaragua and Suriname rank globally for official exchange rate?
Nicaragua ranks 87th and Suriname ranks 86th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average)
Unit
LCU per US$, period average
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
217 places, 12,720 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Official exchange rate refers to the exchange rate determined by national authorities or to the rate determined in the legally sanctioned exchange market. This indicator represents the ratio of Local Currency Units relative to United States dollars.This indicator is derived as an average over the reference period.