Malawi vs Nigeria: Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita

Malawi
18.89 current US$ per person
in 2024
Nigeria
19.16 current US$ per person
in 2025
Malawi rank
182nd
Nigeria rank
181st

Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita over time

  • Malawi
  • Nigeria
0510152025197720012025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 19.16 current US$ per person against 18.89 current US$ per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.27 current US$ per person.

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

Malawi ranks 182nd and Nigeria ranks 181st of 199 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 current US$ per person 11.29 current US$ per person 7.11 current US$ per person Nigeria
1980s 4.07 current US$ per person 6.3 current US$ per person 2.23 current US$ per person Nigeria
1990s 3.3 current US$ per person 5.94 current US$ per person 2.64 current US$ per person Nigeria
2000s 4.45 current US$ per person 14.84 current US$ per person 10.4 current US$ per person Nigeria
2010s 7.95 current US$ per person 15.56 current US$ per person 7.61 current US$ per person Nigeria
2020s 18.37 current US$ per person 17.46 current US$ per person 0.9084 current US$ per person Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service exports (current us$), per capita, Malawi or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 19.16 current US$ per person against 18.89 current US$ per person in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in commercial service exports (current us$), per capita between Malawi and Nigeria?
0.27 current US$ per person, with Nigeria 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 commercial service exports (current us$), per capita?
Malawi ranks 182nd and Nigeria ranks 181st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Commercial service exports (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 9,727 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Commercial service exports (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.