Nigeria vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$)

Nigeria
15.36 % change on previous year
in 2025
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
4.04 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nigeria rank
30th
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank
31st

Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) over time

  • Nigeria
  • South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
-1000100200197620002025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 15.36 % change on previous year against 4.04 % change on previous year in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 11.32 % change on previous year.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 3.8 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 27 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1978 it was South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Nigeria ranks 30th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 31st of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria South Asia (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1970s 6.34 % change on previous year 33.24 % change on previous year 26.9 % change on previous year South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
1980s -2.39 % change on previous year 9.33 % change on previous year 11.73 % change on previous year South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 21.98 % change on previous year 8.79 % change on previous year 13.19 % change on previous year Nigeria
2000s 18.05 % change on previous year 17.38 % change on previous year 0.6646 % change on previous year Nigeria
2010s 8.72 % change on previous year 7.91 % change on previous year 0.8138 % change on previous year Nigeria
2020s -4.43 % change on previous year 9 % change on previous year 13.43 % change on previous year South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

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$), Nigeria or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
Nigeria, at 15.36 % change on previous year against 4.04 % change on previous year in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$) between Nigeria and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
11.32 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
48 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$)?
Nigeria ranks 30th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 31st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,523 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

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.