Nicaragua vs South Africa: GNI (current LCU), per capita

Nicaragua
109,918 current LCU per person
in 2025
South Africa
115,762 current LCU per person
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
103rd
South Africa rank
101st

GNI (current LCU), per capita over time

  • Nicaragua
  • South Africa
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k196019922025

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 115,762 current LCU per person against 109,918 current LCU per person in Nicaragua, a difference of 5,844 current LCU per person.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Nicaragua ranks 103rd and South Africa ranks 101st of 208 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0 current LCU per person 469.12 current LCU per person 469.12 current LCU per person South Africa
1970s 0 current LCU per person 1,139 current LCU per person 1,139 current LCU per person South Africa
1980s 0.0609 current LCU per person 4,077 current LCU per person 4,077 current LCU per person South Africa
1990s 5,174 current LCU per person 13,229 current LCU per person 8,055 current LCU per person South Africa
2000s 19,401 current LCU per person 36,120 current LCU per person 16,719 current LCU per person South Africa
2010s 49,895 current LCU per person 74,855 current LCU per person 24,961 current LCU per person South Africa
2020s 85,064 current LCU per person 105,363 current LCU per person 20,298 current LCU per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni (current lcu), per capita, Nicaragua or South Africa?
South Africa, at 115,762 current LCU per person against 109,918 current LCU per person in Nicaragua as of 2025.
What is the difference in gni (current lcu), per capita between Nicaragua and South Africa?
5,844 current LCU per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and South Africa?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Nicaragua and South Africa rank globally for gni (current lcu), per capita?
Nicaragua ranks 103rd and South Africa ranks 101st of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GNI (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
209 places, 11,276 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

GNI (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.