Cameroon vs Nigeria: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Cameroon
0.1458 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nigeria
0.1478 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Cameroon rank
185th
Nigeria rank
184th

Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Cameroon
  • Nigeria
00.10.20.3197720012025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.1478 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1458 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Cameroon, a difference of 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nigeria ahead.

Cameroon ranks 185th and Nigeria ranks 184th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2788 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0686 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nigeria
1980s 0.1542 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0447 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Cameroon
1990s 0.1072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0313 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Cameroon
2000s 0.1543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0323 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Cameroon
2010s 0.1702 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.11 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0602 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Cameroon
2020s 0.1476 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0441 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Cameroon or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.1478 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1458 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Cameroon as of 2025.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Cameroon and Nigeria?
0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Cameroon ranks 185th and Nigeria ranks 184th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,704 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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