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$), per unit of GDP over time
- Ghana
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.0515 BoP, current US$ 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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About this data
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.