Ghana vs Nigeria: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate

Ghana
48.62 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nigeria
51.71 % change on previous year
in 2025
Ghana rank
13th
Nigeria rank
12th

Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time

  • Ghana
  • Nigeria
-1.0k-5000500197620002025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 51.71 % change on previous year against 48.62 % change on previous year in Ghana, a difference of 3.09 % change on previous year.

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

The two have swapped places 26 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Nigeria ahead.

Ghana ranks 13th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s -1.3 % change on previous year -13.24 % change on previous year 11.95 % change on previous year Ghana
1980s 109.05 % change on previous year 24.99 % change on previous year 84.06 % change on previous year Ghana
1990s -3.02 % change on previous year 20.51 % change on previous year 23.53 % change on previous year Nigeria
2000s 23.59 % change on previous year -2.38 % change on previous year 25.97 % change on previous year Ghana
2010s 62.1 % change on previous year 14.19 % change on previous year 47.91 % change on previous year Ghana
2020s 13.23 % change on previous year 21.63 % change on previous year 8.4 % change on previous year Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Ghana or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 51.71 % change on previous year against 48.62 % change on previous year in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Ghana and Nigeria?
3.09 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?
47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
How do Ghana and Nigeria rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
Ghana ranks 13th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 8,989 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.