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

Nigeria
0.2153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sudan
0.224 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Nigeria rank
181st
Sudan rank
178th

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

  • Nigeria
  • Sudan
00.10.20.30.4197720012025

How they compare

Sudan 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 13 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 181st and Sudan ranks 178th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Sudan Difference Ahead
1970s 0.363 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1123 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2507 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nigeria
1980s 0.1387 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0269 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nigeria
1990s 0.1047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sudan
2000s 0.1778 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.177 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nigeria
2010s 0.1603 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2321 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0719 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sudan
2020s 0.1168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1876 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Nigeria or Sudan?
Sudan, at 0.224 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nigeria as of 2022.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Nigeria and Sudan?
0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sudan?
46 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2022.
How do Nigeria and Sudan rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Nigeria ranks 181st and Sudan ranks 178th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), 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.