Nigeria vs Tanzania: Official exchange rate

Nigeria
1,518 LCU per US$, period average
in 2025
Tanzania
2,598 LCU per US$, period average
in 2024
Nigeria rank
21st
Tanzania rank
18th

Official exchange rate over time

  • Nigeria
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 2,598 LCU per US$, period average against 1,518 LCU per US$, period average in Nigeria, a difference of 1,080 LCU per US$, period average.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.7 times Nigeria's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 21st and Tanzania ranks 18th of 213 countries.

Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7143 LCU per US$, period average 7.14 LCU per US$, period average 6.43 LCU per US$, period average Tanzania
1970s 0.6499 LCU per US$, period average 7.55 LCU per US$, period average 6.9 LCU per US$, period average Tanzania
1980s 2.19 LCU per US$, period average 40.93 LCU per US$, period average 38.74 LCU per US$, period average Tanzania
1990s 25.92 LCU per US$, period average 480.31 LCU per US$, period average 454.39 LCU per US$, period average Tanzania
2000s 124.88 LCU per US$, period average 1,091 LCU per US$, period average 966.48 LCU per US$, period average Tanzania
2010s 214.23 LCU per US$, period average 1,872 LCU per US$, period average 1,658 LCU per US$, period average Tanzania
2020s 662.02 LCU per US$, period average 2,375 LCU per US$, period average 1,713 LCU per US$, period average Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official exchange rate, Nigeria or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 2,598 LCU per US$, period average against 1,518 LCU per US$, period average in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in official exchange rate between Nigeria and Tanzania?
1,080 LCU per US$, period average, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Tanzania rank globally for official exchange rate?
Nigeria ranks 21st and Tanzania ranks 18th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, 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
215 places, 12,630 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.