Bahrain vs Nigeria: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Bahrain
- Nigeria
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 4.8% against 4.8% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nigeria ahead.
Bahrain ranks 40th and Nigeria ranks 41st of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -13.9% | -3.2% | 10.7% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 0.0% | 2.7% | Bahrain |
| 1990s | -4.0% | 1.2% | 5.2% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 9.0% | 2.8% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.5% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 1.2% | 3.4% | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Bahrain or Nigeria?
- Bahrain, at 4.8% against 4.8% in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Bahrain and Nigeria?
- 0.0%, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Nigeria?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Bahrain and Nigeria rank globally for current account balance?
- Bahrain ranks 40th and Nigeria ranks 41st of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.