Egypt vs Nigeria: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita
Egypt
25.12 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Nigeria
24.78 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Egypt rank
156th
Nigeria rank
157th
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Egypt
- Nigeria
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 25.12 BoP, current US$ per person against 24.78 BoP, current US$ per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.34 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nigeria ahead.
Egypt ranks 156th and Nigeria ranks 157th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.36 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.01 BoP, current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 9.17 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.41 BoP, current US$ per person | Egypt |
| 1990s | 21.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 20.88 BoP, current US$ per person | Egypt |
| 2000s | 20.39 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 14.65 BoP, current US$ per person | Egypt |
| 2010s | 4.83 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.17 BoP, current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 14.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 12.72 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.24 BoP, current US$ per person | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita, Egypt or Nigeria?
- Egypt, at 25.12 BoP, current US$ per person against 24.78 BoP, current US$ per person in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita between Egypt and Nigeria?
- 0.34 BoP, current US$ per person, 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 receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Egypt ranks 156th and Nigeria ranks 157th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.