India vs Nigeria: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita
India
70.49 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Nigeria
63.05 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
India rank
159th
Nigeria rank
160th
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- India
- Nigeria
How they compare
India currently reports 70.49 BoP, current US$ per person against 63.05 BoP, current US$ per person in Nigeria, a difference of 7.44 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nigeria ahead.
India ranks 159th and Nigeria ranks 160th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7119 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 9.5 BoP, current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 1.67 BoP, current US$ per person | 20.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 18.67 BoP, current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 4.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 19.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 14.67 BoP, current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 10.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 47.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 36.85 BoP, current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 28.81 BoP, current US$ per person | 92.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 63.99 BoP, current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 55.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 50.72 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.46 BoP, current US$ per person | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita, India or Nigeria?
- India, at 70.49 BoP, current US$ per person against 63.05 BoP, current US$ per person in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between India and Nigeria?
- 7.44 BoP, current US$ per person, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do India and Nigeria rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
- India ranks 159th and Nigeria ranks 160th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.