How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sri Lanka?

48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.

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.

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

Nigeria

0.2153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Sri Lanka

0.224 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Nigeria rank

181st

Sri Lanka rank

179th

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

Nigeria
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.224 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 181st and Sri Lanka ranks 179th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.363 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3465 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0165 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Nigeria
1980s	0.1387 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2678 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sri Lanka
1990s	0.1047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4233 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3185 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sri Lanka
2000s	0.1778 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2321 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sri Lanka
2010s	0.1603 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2822 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sri Lanka
2020s	0.1427 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0916 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Nigeria or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 0.224 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Nigeria and Sri Lanka?: 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sri Lanka?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Sri Lanka rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Nigeria ranks 181st and Sri Lanka ranks 179th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), 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: 14 September 2026

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.