Ghana vs Nigeria: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Ghana
0.0515 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nigeria
0.0515 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Ghana rank
102nd
Nigeria rank
101st

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Ghana
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0515 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0515 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ghana, a difference of 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nigeria ahead.

Ghana ranks 102nd and Nigeria ranks 101st of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nigeria
1980s 0.0228 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0274 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nigeria
1990s 0.017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nigeria
2000s 0.0214 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0371 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nigeria
2010s 0.0404 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0371 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ghana
2020s 0.0653 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0277 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0376 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Ghana or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0515 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0515 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Ghana and Nigeria?
0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?
49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
How do Ghana and Nigeria rank globally for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Ghana ranks 102nd and Nigeria ranks 101st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income payments (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, 9,470 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income payments (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.