Kuwait vs Nigeria: Current account balance (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate

Kuwait
-23.6 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nigeria
-26.23 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kuwait rank
142nd
Nigeria rank
145th

Current account balance (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time

  • Kuwait
  • Nigeria
-1.0k-5000500197620002025

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports -23.6 % change on previous year against -26.23 % change on previous year in Nigeria, a difference of 2.63 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 142nd and Nigeria ranks 145th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 81.66 % change on previous year -62.52 % change on previous year 144.17 % change on previous year Kuwait
1980s 6.73 % change on previous year 5.75 % change on previous year 0.9797 % change on previous year Kuwait
1990s 120.99 % change on previous year -109.92 % change on previous year 230.91 % change on previous year Kuwait
2000s 24.79 % change on previous year 59.15 % change on previous year 34.36 % change on previous year Nigeria
2010s 29.36 % change on previous year -31.02 % change on previous year 60.38 % change on previous year Kuwait
2020s 10.12 % change on previous year 149.13 % change on previous year 139.01 % change on previous year Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Kuwait or Nigeria?
Kuwait, at -23.6 % change on previous year against -26.23 % change on previous year in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in current account balance (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Kuwait and Nigeria?
2.63 % change on previous year, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Nigeria?
41 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Nigeria rank globally for current account balance (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
Kuwait ranks 142nd and Nigeria ranks 145th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Current account balance (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
199 places, 7,354 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Current account balance (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.