Ghana vs Nigeria: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita
Ghana
21.01 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Nigeria
24.78 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Ghana rank
159th
Nigeria rank
157th
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Ghana
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 24.78 BoP, current US$ per person against 21.01 BoP, current US$ per person in Ghana, a difference of 3.77 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nigeria ahead.
Ghana ranks 159th and Nigeria ranks 157th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1703 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.36 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.19 BoP, current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.1696 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.59 BoP, current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.06 BoP, current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 2.26 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.48 BoP, current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 8.77 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.01 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.77 BoP, current US$ per person | Ghana |
| 2020s | 23.59 BoP, current US$ per person | 12.72 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.87 BoP, current US$ per person | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita, Ghana or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 24.78 BoP, current US$ per person against 21.01 BoP, current US$ per person in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita between Ghana and Nigeria?
- 3.77 BoP, current US$ per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Nigeria rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Ghana ranks 159th and Nigeria ranks 157th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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.