What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per capita between Cameroon and Nigeria?

1.79 current US$ per person, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?

48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Nigeria: Commercial service imports (current US$), per capita

Cameroon

81.53 current US$ per person

in 2024

Nigeria

79.74 current US$ per person

in 2025

Cameroon rank

171st

Nigeria rank

173rd

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

Cameroon
Nigeria

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 81.53 current US$ per person against 79.74 current US$ per person in Nigeria, a difference of 1.79 current US$ per person.

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

Cameroon ranks 171st and Nigeria ranks 173rd of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	49.25 current US$ per person	46.03 current US$ per person	3.22 current US$ per person	Cameroon
1980s	84.73 current US$ per person	28.36 current US$ per person	56.37 current US$ per person	Cameroon
1990s	64.21 current US$ per person	18.73 current US$ per person	45.48 current US$ per person	Cameroon
2000s	88.38 current US$ per person	64.98 current US$ per person	23.41 current US$ per person	Cameroon
2010s	101.88 current US$ per person	119.03 current US$ per person	17.15 current US$ per person	Nigeria
2020s	85.96 current US$ per person	79.35 current US$ per person	6.61 current US$ per person	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per capita, Cameroon or Nigeria?: Cameroon, at 81.53 current US$ per person against 79.74 current US$ per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per capita between Cameroon and Nigeria?: 1.79 current US$ per person, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per capita?: Cameroon ranks 171st and Nigeria ranks 173rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Commercial service imports (current US$), per capita
Unit: current US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 246 places, 9,738 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Commercial service imports (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.