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

Nigeria
0.2153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Tanzania
0.2144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nigeria rank
181st
Tanzania rank
182nd

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

  • Nigeria
  • Tanzania
00.10.20.30.4197620002025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.2153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

Nigeria ranks 181st and Tanzania ranks 182nd of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Tanzania Difference Ahead
1970s 0.363 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2428 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nigeria
1980s 0.1387 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0234 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nigeria
1990s 0.1047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2359 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Tanzania
2000s 0.1778 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Tanzania
2010s 0.1603 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2448 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0846 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Tanzania
2020s 0.1427 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1883 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0456 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Nigeria or Tanzania?
Nigeria, at 0.2153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Tanzania as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Nigeria and Tanzania?
0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Tanzania rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Nigeria ranks 181st and Tanzania ranks 182nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), 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.