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
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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About this data
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.