Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per capita

Ethiopia
148.66 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Nigeria
180.95 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
194th
Nigeria rank
192nd

Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Nigeria
0100200300400197720012025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 180.95 BoP, current US$ per person against 148.66 BoP, current US$ per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 32.29 BoP, current US$ per person.

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

Across all 48 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 194th and Nigeria ranks 192nd of 200 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 13.59 BoP, current US$ per person 158.91 BoP, current US$ per person 145.31 BoP, current US$ per person Nigeria
1980s 20.06 BoP, current US$ per person 114.41 BoP, current US$ per person 94.35 BoP, current US$ per person Nigeria
1990s 17.24 BoP, current US$ per person 48.03 BoP, current US$ per person 30.79 BoP, current US$ per person Nigeria
2000s 44.44 BoP, current US$ per person 141.42 BoP, current US$ per person 96.98 BoP, current US$ per person Nigeria
2010s 117.33 BoP, current US$ per person 275.39 BoP, current US$ per person 158.07 BoP, current US$ per person Nigeria
2020s 123.48 BoP, current US$ per person 224.29 BoP, current US$ per person 100.81 BoP, current US$ per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), per capita, Ethiopia or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 180.95 BoP, current US$ per person against 148.66 BoP, current US$ per person in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per capita between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
32.29 BoP, current US$ per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per capita?
Ethiopia ranks 194th and Nigeria ranks 192nd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,784 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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