How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sri Lanka?

48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Sri Lanka: Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per

Nigeria

0.2668 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Sri Lanka

0.2562 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Nigeria rank

176th

Sri Lanka rank

178th

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

Nigeria
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.2668 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2562 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 176th and Sri Lanka ranks 178th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.3809 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3584 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Nigeria
1980s	0.1661 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4374 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2713 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sri Lanka
1990s	0.1358 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4498 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.314 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sri Lanka
2000s	0.2149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4314 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2165 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sri Lanka
2010s	0.1973 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sri Lanka
2020s	0.1657 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.264 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0983 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	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$), per, Nigeria or Sri Lanka?: Nigeria, at 0.2668 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2562 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between Nigeria and Sri Lanka?: 0.0106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sri Lanka?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Sri Lanka rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?: Nigeria ranks 176th and Sri Lanka ranks 178th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), 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, services and primary income (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, 9,725 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Imports of goods, services and primary income (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.