Malta vs Nigeria: Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$)
Malta
14.88 % change on previous year
in 2024
Nigeria
15.36 % change on previous year
in 2025
Malta rank
33rd
Nigeria rank
30th
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) over time
- Malta
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 15.36 % change on previous year against 14.88 % change on previous year in Malta, a difference of 0.48 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 33rd and Nigeria ranks 30th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.15 % change on previous year | 6.34 % change on previous year | 18.81 % change on previous year | Malta |
| 1980s | 8.12 % change on previous year | -2.39 % change on previous year | 10.52 % change on previous year | Malta |
| 1990s | 10.31 % change on previous year | 21.98 % change on previous year | 11.67 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 20.48 % change on previous year | 18.05 % change on previous year | 2.43 % change on previous year | Malta |
| 2010s | 9 % change on previous year | 8.72 % change on previous year | 0.2796 % change on previous year | Malta |
| 2020s | 7.69 % change on previous year | -8.39 % change on previous year | 16.09 % change on previous year | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), Malta or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 15.36 % change on previous year against 14.88 % change on previous year in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$) between Malta and Nigeria?
- 0.48 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Nigeria?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Nigeria rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$)?
- Malta ranks 33rd and Nigeria ranks 30th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.