Nigeria vs Tanzania: Net financial account

Nigeria
-1.69 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Tanzania
-2.05 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Nigeria rank
147th
Tanzania rank
150th

Net financial account over time

  • Nigeria
  • Tanzania
-20.0B020.0B197620002025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports -1.69 billion BoP, current US$ against -2.05 billion BoP, current US$ in Tanzania, a difference of 358.54 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Tanzania ahead.

Nigeria ranks 147th and Tanzania ranks 150th of 198 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 -906.26 million BoP, current US$ -262.07 million BoP, current US$ 644.19 million BoP, current US$ Tanzania
1980s -1.06 billion BoP, current US$ -385.31 million BoP, current US$ 670.56 million BoP, current US$ Tanzania
1990s 491.15 million BoP, current US$ -321.02 million BoP, current US$ 812.16 million BoP, current US$ Nigeria
2000s 11.06 billion BoP, current US$ -167.09 million BoP, current US$ 11.23 billion BoP, current US$ Nigeria
2010s -3.58 billion BoP, current US$ -2.74 billion BoP, current US$ 840.29 million BoP, current US$ Tanzania
2020s -4.14 billion BoP, current US$ -2.82 billion BoP, current US$ 1.32 billion BoP, current US$ Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net financial account, Nigeria or Tanzania?
Nigeria, at -1.69 billion BoP, current US$ against -2.05 billion BoP, current US$ in Tanzania as of 2025.
What is the difference in net financial account between Nigeria and Tanzania?
358.54 million BoP, current US$, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Tanzania rank globally for net financial account?
Nigeria ranks 147th and Tanzania ranks 150th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net financial account (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net financial account (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
199 places, 7,792 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

The net financial account shows net acquisition and disposal of financial assets and liabilities. It measures how net lending to or borrowing from nonresidents is financed, and is conceptually equal to the sum of the balances on the current and capital accounts. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.