Egypt vs Nigeria: Primary income payments
Primary income payments over time
- Egypt
- Nigeria
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 19.45 billion BoP, current US$ against 14.98 billion BoP, current US$ in Nigeria, a difference of 4.48 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nigeria ahead.
Egypt ranks 49th and Nigeria ranks 52nd of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 382.31 million BoP, current US$ | 705.68 million BoP, current US$ | 323.36 million BoP, current US$ | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 1.02 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.72 billion BoP, current US$ | 698.61 million BoP, current US$ | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 1.77 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.09 billion BoP, current US$ | 316.62 million BoP, current US$ | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1.45 billion BoP, current US$ | 7.19 billion BoP, current US$ | 5.74 billion BoP, current US$ | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 7.25 billion BoP, current US$ | 17.01 billion BoP, current US$ | 9.77 billion BoP, current US$ | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 17.23 billion BoP, current US$ | 11.50 billion BoP, current US$ | 5.73 billion BoP, current US$ | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income payments, Egypt or Nigeria?
- Egypt, at 19.45 billion BoP, current US$ against 14.98 billion BoP, current US$ in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary income payments between Egypt and Nigeria?
- 4.48 billion BoP, current US$, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for primary income payments?
- Egypt ranks 49th and Nigeria ranks 52nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). 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 refer to employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments).This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.