What is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Nigeria?

Goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Nigeria was 0.1478 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Nigeria?

The highest recorded value was 0.3178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1978.

What is the lowest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Nigeria?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1996.

How does Nigeria rank for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Nigeria ranks 184th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.

Is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Nigeria?

Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Nigeria data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Nigeria

Name: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Nigeria
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Nigeria: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1478 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.1478 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 6.3%

World rank

184th

of 199 countries

All-time high

0.3178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1978

All-time low

0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1996

Years of data

1977–2025

Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Nigeria, 1977–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Nigeria is 0.1478 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and up 39.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Nigeria peaked at 0.3178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1996.

Nigeria ranks 184th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.

Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Nigeria, 1977 to 2025.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1977	0.2686 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1978	0.3178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.3%
1979	0.2501 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.3%
1980	0.2294 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
1981	0.1154 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-49.7%
1982	0.1042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.7%
1983	0.1178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.0%
1984	0.1205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
1985	0.101 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.2%
1986	0.0572 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-43.3%
1987	0.0775 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+35.3%
1988	0.0877 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.2%
1989	0.0839 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
1990	0.0913 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.8%
1991	0.1313 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+43.8%
1992	0.1379 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
1993	0.1174 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.9%
1994	0.081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-31.0%
1995	0.0182 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-77.6%
1996	0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-40.2%
1997	0.0144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+32.8%
1998	0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.7%
1999	0.1452 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1108.3%
2000	0.126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.2%
2001	0.1509 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.7%
2002	0.1144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.2%
2003	0.1542 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+34.8%
2004	0.1106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-28.3%
2005	0.148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+33.9%
2006	0.0922 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-37.7%
2007	0.1017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.3%
2008	0.1173 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.4%
2009	0.1043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.1%
2010	0.1349 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+29.3%
2011	0.1598 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.4%
2012	0.1227 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.2%
2013	0.1055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.1%
2014	0.1072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
2015	0.1061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
2016	0.0871 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.0%
2017	0.0869 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2018	0.0966 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.1%
2019	0.0929 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
2020	0.0874 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
2021	0.0844 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
2022	0.09 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
2023	0.098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.8%
2024	0.1578 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+61.1%
2025	0.1478 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.3%

Nigeria compared with similar countries

Nigeria's 0.1478 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2803 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 53% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Nigeria's 0.1478 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2481 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 60% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1999	+1108.3%	0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1452 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.2788 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2501 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	3
1980s	0.1095 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0572 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2294 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1452 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0922 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1542 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.11 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0869 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1598 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.1109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0844 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1578 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Nigeria

181 Central African Republic 0.1534 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
182 Ghana 0.1528 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
183 Papua New Guinea 0.1521 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
185 Cameroon 0.1458 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
186 Colombia 0.145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
187 Bangladesh 0.1447 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 246 places →

More economy & growth data for Nigeria

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.04 Percent per annum (2029)
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.32 Percent per annum (2029)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.19 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 148.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 16.86 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 13.91 % change on previous year (2025)

All data for Nigeria →

Frequently asked questions

What is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Nigeria?: Goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Nigeria was 0.1478 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Nigeria?: The highest recorded value was 0.3178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1978.
What is the lowest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Nigeria?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1996.
How does Nigeria rank for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Nigeria ranks 184th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Nigeria?: Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Goods 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.

Goods imports (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Goods imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks

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Indicator: Goods 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, 9,704 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 September 2026

Goods 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.