Nigeria vs Zambia: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Nigeria
51.71 % change on previous year
in 2025
Zambia
60.3 % change on previous year
in 2024
Nigeria rank
12th
Zambia rank
9th
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Nigeria
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 60.3 % change on previous year against 51.71 % change on previous year in Nigeria, a difference of 8.59 % change on previous year.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Zambia ahead.
Nigeria ranks 12th and Zambia ranks 9th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -9.11 % change on previous year | 32.14 % change on previous year | 41.26 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 1980s | 24.99 % change on previous year | 4.54 % change on previous year | 20.45 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 52.93 % change on previous year | 144.33 % change on previous year | 91.41 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 2000s | -2.38 % change on previous year | -5.53 % change on previous year | 3.15 % change on previous year | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 14.19 % change on previous year | 83.5 % change on previous year | 69.31 % change on previous year | Zambia |
| 2020s | 15.62 % change on previous year | 42.37 % change on previous year | 26.75 % change on previous year | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Nigeria or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 60.3 % change on previous year against 51.71 % change on previous year in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Nigeria and Zambia?
- 8.59 % change on previous year, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zambia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Zambia rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Nigeria ranks 12th and Zambia ranks 9th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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.