Nigeria vs Sri Lanka: Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$)
Nigeria
15.36 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sri Lanka
15.07 % change on previous year
in 2024
Nigeria rank
30th
Sri Lanka rank
32nd
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) over time
- Nigeria
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 15.36 % change on previous year against 15.07 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.29 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Nigeria ranks 30th and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.34 % change on previous year | 41.4 % change on previous year | 35.06 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | -2.39 % change on previous year | 6.63 % change on previous year | 9.02 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 21.98 % change on previous year | 9.94 % change on previous year | 12.04 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 18.05 % change on previous year | 6.74 % change on previous year | 11.31 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 8.72 % change on previous year | 9.23 % change on previous year | 0.5119 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | -8.39 % change on previous year | -0.127 % change on previous year | 8.27 % change on previous year | Sri Lanka |
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$), Nigeria or Sri Lanka?
- Nigeria, at 15.36 % change on previous year against 15.07 % change on previous year in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$) between Nigeria and Sri Lanka?
- 0.29 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sri Lanka?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Sri Lanka rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$)?
- Nigeria ranks 30th and Sri Lanka ranks 32nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), 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.