Japan vs Nigeria: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Japan
- Nigeria
How they compare
Japan currently reports 4.9% against 4.8% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 39th and Nigeria ranks 41st of 200 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2% | 0.2% | 1.9% | Japan |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 9.0% | 5.9% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.5% | 1.1% | Japan |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 1.8% | 1.9% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Japan or Nigeria?
- Japan, at 4.9% against 4.8% in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Japan and Nigeria?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Nigeria?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Nigeria rank globally for current account balance?
- Japan ranks 39th 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.