Malawi vs Nigeria: Service exports (BoP, current US$), per capita

Malawi
23.46 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Nigeria
21.28 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Malawi rank
180th
Nigeria rank
182nd

Service exports (BoP, current US$), per capita over time

  • Malawi
  • Nigeria
0510152025197720012025

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 23.46 BoP, current US$ per person against 21.28 BoP, current US$ per person in Nigeria, a difference of 2.18 BoP, current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nigeria ahead.

Malawi ranks 180th and Nigeria ranks 182nd of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 4.19 BoP, current US$ per person 11.79 BoP, current US$ per person 7.61 BoP, current US$ per person Nigeria
1980s 4.07 BoP, current US$ per person 6.3 BoP, current US$ per person 2.23 BoP, current US$ per person Nigeria
1990s 3.3 BoP, current US$ per person 5.94 BoP, current US$ per person 2.64 BoP, current US$ per person Nigeria
2000s 4.6 BoP, current US$ per person 16.04 BoP, current US$ per person 11.44 BoP, current US$ per person Nigeria
2010s 8.65 BoP, current US$ per person 18.38 BoP, current US$ per person 9.73 BoP, current US$ per person Nigeria
2020s 22.11 BoP, current US$ per person 19.57 BoP, current US$ per person 2.54 BoP, current US$ per person Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher service exports (bop, current us$), per capita, Malawi or Nigeria?
Malawi, at 23.46 BoP, current US$ per person against 21.28 BoP, current US$ per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in service exports (bop, current us$), per capita between Malawi and Nigeria?
2.18 BoP, current US$ per person, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Nigeria?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Nigeria rank globally for service exports (bop, current us$), per capita?
Malawi ranks 180th and Nigeria ranks 182nd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Service exports (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Service exports (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,751 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Service exports (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.