Nigeria vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita

Nigeria
263.61 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Tanzania, United Republic of
247.82 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
187th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
190th

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Nigeria
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
0100200300400500197620002025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 263.61 BoP, current US$ per person against 247.82 BoP, current US$ per person in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 15.79 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 187th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 190th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 206.79 BoP, current US$ per person 60.01 BoP, current US$ per person 146.79 BoP, current US$ per person Nigeria
1980s 144.24 BoP, current US$ per person 53.15 BoP, current US$ per person 91.09 BoP, current US$ per person Nigeria
1990s 67.34 BoP, current US$ per person 64.91 BoP, current US$ per person 2.44 BoP, current US$ per person Nigeria
2000s 212.57 BoP, current US$ per person 110.7 BoP, current US$ per person 101.87 BoP, current US$ per person Nigeria
2010s 400.53 BoP, current US$ per person 217.18 BoP, current US$ per person 183.35 BoP, current US$ per person Nigeria
2020s 305.31 BoP, current US$ per person 216.48 BoP, current US$ per person 88.83 BoP, current US$ per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita, Nigeria or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Nigeria, at 263.61 BoP, current US$ per person against 247.82 BoP, current US$ per person in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita between Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?
15.79 BoP, current US$ per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per capita?
Nigeria ranks 187th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 190th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (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, 9,802 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (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.