Namibia vs South Africa: DEC alternative conversion factor
DEC alternative conversion factor over time
- Namibia
- South Africa
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 17.89 LCU per US$ against 17.89 LCU per US$ in South Africa, a difference of 0 LCU per US$.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1962 it was South Africa ahead.
Namibia ranks 99th and South Africa ranks 97th of 214 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7164 LCU per US$ | 0.7143 LCU per US$ | 0.0021 LCU per US$ | Namibia |
| 1970s | 0.7766 LCU per US$ | 0.7762 LCU per US$ | 0.0004 LCU per US$ | Namibia |
| 1980s | 1.68 LCU per US$ | 1.68 LCU per US$ | 0 LCU per US$ | — |
| 1990s | 3.92 LCU per US$ | 3.92 LCU per US$ | 0 LCU per US$ | — |
| 2000s | 7.71 LCU per US$ | 7.7 LCU per US$ | 0.0062 LCU per US$ | Namibia |
| 2010s | 11.2 LCU per US$ | 11.17 LCU per US$ | 0.0253 LCU per US$ | Namibia |
| 2020s | 17.04 LCU per US$ | 17.04 LCU per US$ | 0.0001 LCU per US$ | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dec alternative conversion factor, Namibia or South Africa?
- Namibia, at 17.89 LCU per US$ against 17.89 LCU per US$ in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in dec alternative conversion factor between Namibia and South Africa?
- 0 LCU per US$, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and South Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and South Africa rank globally for dec alternative conversion factor?
- Namibia ranks 99th and South Africa ranks 97th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The DEC alternative conversion factor is the underlying annual exchange rate (the price of one country’s currency in relation to another country's currency) used for the World Bank Atlas method. As a rule, it is the official exchange rate reported in the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Exceptions arise where further refinements are made by World Bank staff. It is expressed in local currency units per U.S. dollar.