Nigeria vs Peru: Current account balance

Nigeria
14.04 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Peru
12.00 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Nigeria rank
21st
Peru rank
23rd

Current account balance over time

  • Nigeria
  • Peru
-20.0B020.0B40.0B197720012025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 14.04 billion BoP, current US$ against 12.00 billion BoP, current US$ in Peru, a difference of 2.03 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Peru ahead.

Nigeria ranks 21st and Peru ranks 23rd of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Peru in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Peru Difference Ahead
1970s -1.03 billion BoP, current US$ -128.70 million BoP, current US$ 904.55 million BoP, current US$ Peru
1980s -925.30 million BoP, current US$ -1.03 billion BoP, current US$ 103.53 million BoP, current US$ Nigeria
1990s 531.16 million BoP, current US$ -2.63 billion BoP, current US$ 3.16 billion BoP, current US$ Nigeria
2000s 17.49 billion BoP, current US$ -534.83 million BoP, current US$ 18.03 billion BoP, current US$ Nigeria
2010s 5.79 billion BoP, current US$ -5.16 billion BoP, current US$ 10.95 billion BoP, current US$ Nigeria
2020s 3.55 billion BoP, current US$ 1.05 billion BoP, current US$ 2.49 billion BoP, current US$ Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Nigeria or Peru?
Nigeria, at 14.04 billion BoP, current US$ against 12.00 billion BoP, current US$ in Peru as of 2025.
What is the difference in current account balance between Nigeria and Peru?
2.03 billion BoP, current US$, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Peru?
49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Peru rank globally for current account balance?
Nigeria ranks 21st and Peru ranks 23rd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Current account balance (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
200 places, 7,806 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.