Middle income vs Nigeria: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Middle income
5.67 % change on previous year
in 2024
Nigeria
57.15 % change on previous year
in 2025
Middle income rank
17th
Nigeria rank
15th
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Middle income
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 57.15 % change on previous year against 5.67 % change on previous year in Middle income, a difference of 51.48 % change on previous year.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 10.1 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Middle income ahead.
Middle income ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 15th of 47 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Middle income averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.89 % change on previous year | 32.29 % change on previous year | 29.4 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 6.33 % change on previous year | 21.48 % change on previous year | 15.14 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 11.68 % change on previous year | 25.47 % change on previous year | 13.79 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 8.27 % change on previous year | 1.29 % change on previous year | 6.98 % change on previous year | Middle income |
| 2020s | 7.2 % change on previous year | 3.96 % change on previous year | 3.24 % change on previous year | Middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Middle income or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 57.15 % change on previous year against 5.67 % change on previous year in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Middle income and Nigeria?
- 51.48 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Nigeria?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Middle income and Nigeria rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Middle income ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 15th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), 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 Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.