Algeria vs Nigeria: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Algeria
0.2022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nigeria
0.2153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Algeria rank
184th
Nigeria rank
181st

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

  • Algeria
  • Nigeria
00.10.20.30.4197720012025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.2153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Algeria, a difference of 0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 184th and Nigeria ranks 181st of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3422 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.363 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nigeria
1980s 0.2104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1387 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0717 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Algeria
1990s 0.1692 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1501 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0191 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Algeria
2000s 0.2535 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1722 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0813 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Algeria
2010s 0.2992 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1603 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1389 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Algeria
2020s 0.2219 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1427 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0792 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Algeria or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.2153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Algeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Algeria and Nigeria?
0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Nigeria?
35 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Nigeria rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Algeria ranks 184th and Nigeria ranks 181st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (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, 9,722 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (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.