Botswana vs Nigeria: Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Botswana
0.0669 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nigeria
0.0675 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Botswana rank
147th
Nigeria rank
144th

Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Botswana
  • Nigeria
00.050.10.150.2197520002025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0675 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0669 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Botswana, a difference of 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 147th and Nigeria ranks 144th of 199 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 0.187 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0842 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
1980s 0.1408 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0293 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1115 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
1990s 0.0893 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0288 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0605 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
2000s 0.0665 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0558 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
2010s 0.0753 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0503 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana
2020s 0.0639 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0392 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0247 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Botswana or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0675 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0669 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Botswana as of 2025.
What is the difference in service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Botswana and Nigeria?
0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Nigeria?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Nigeria rank globally for service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Botswana ranks 147th and Nigeria ranks 144th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,715 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Service imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.