Iraq vs Nigeria: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita

Iraq
71.6 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Nigeria
63.05 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Iraq rank
158th
Nigeria rank
160th

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Iraq
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 71.6 BoP, current US$ per person against 63.05 BoP, current US$ per person in Nigeria, a difference of 8.55 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 158th and Nigeria ranks 160th of 200 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 110.95 BoP, current US$ per person 72.73 BoP, current US$ per person 38.22 BoP, current US$ per person Iraq
2010s 46.68 BoP, current US$ per person 92.8 BoP, current US$ per person 46.12 BoP, current US$ per person Nigeria
2020s 66.15 BoP, current US$ per person 48.26 BoP, current US$ per person 17.89 BoP, current US$ per person Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita, Iraq or Nigeria?
Iraq, at 71.6 BoP, current US$ per person against 63.05 BoP, current US$ per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita between Iraq and Nigeria?
8.55 BoP, current US$ per person, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nigeria?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Iraq and Nigeria rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
Iraq ranks 158th and Nigeria ranks 160th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,548 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.