Malawi vs Nigeria: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per capita
Malawi
139.53 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Nigeria
180.95 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Malawi rank
195th
Nigeria rank
192nd
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Malawi
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 180.95 BoP, current US$ per person against 139.53 BoP, current US$ per person in Malawi, a difference of 41.42 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nigeria ahead.
Malawi ranks 195th 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 | Malawi | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.56 BoP, current US$ per person | 158.91 BoP, current US$ per person | 115.35 BoP, current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 28.63 BoP, current US$ per person | 114.41 BoP, current US$ per person | 85.78 BoP, current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 46.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 48.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.57 BoP, current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 81.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 141.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 59.99 BoP, current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 149.43 BoP, current US$ per person | 275.39 BoP, current US$ per person | 125.97 BoP, current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 144.37 BoP, current US$ per person | 224.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 79.92 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$), per capita, Malawi or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 180.95 BoP, current US$ per person against 139.53 BoP, current US$ per person in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per capita between Malawi and Nigeria?
- 41.42 BoP, current US$ per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Malawi ranks 195th and Nigeria ranks 192nd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.