Nigeria vs Senegal: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Nigeria
276.18 current US$ per person
in 2023
Senegal
279.22 current US$ per person
in 2023
Nigeria rank
157th
Senegal rank
156th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time

  • Nigeria
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 279.22 current US$ per person against 276.18 current US$ per person in Nigeria, a difference of 3.04 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Senegal ahead.

Nigeria ranks 157th and Senegal ranks 156th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Senegal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Senegal Difference Ahead
1960s 11.71 current US$ per person 32.14 current US$ per person 20.43 current US$ per person Senegal
1970s 97.44 current US$ per person 61.64 current US$ per person 35.8 current US$ per person Nigeria
1980s 117.62 current US$ per person 71.36 current US$ per person 46.26 current US$ per person Nigeria
1990s 110.66 current US$ per person 69.88 current US$ per person 40.79 current US$ per person Nigeria
2000s 400.9 current US$ per person 99.45 current US$ per person 301.45 current US$ per person Nigeria
2010s 472.34 current US$ per person 167.25 current US$ per person 305.09 current US$ per person Nigeria
2020s 258.35 current US$ per person 277.06 current US$ per person 18.71 current US$ per person Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Nigeria or Senegal?
Senegal, at 279.22 current US$ per person against 276.18 current US$ per person in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Nigeria and Senegal?
3.04 current US$ per person, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Senegal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Senegal rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Nigeria ranks 157th and Senegal ranks 156th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (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.