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

63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Nigeria

0.1291 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Uganda

0.1233 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Nigeria rank

133rd

Uganda rank

134th

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

Nigeria
Uganda

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.1291 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1233 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Uganda, a difference of 0.0058 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uganda ahead.

Nigeria ranks 133rd and Uganda ranks 134th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1082 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2271 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1189 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Uganda
1970s	0.2248 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1551 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0696 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Nigeria
1980s	0.1284 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1067 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0216 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Nigeria
1990s	0.1422 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0676 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0746 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Nigeria
2000s	0.3232 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0824 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2409 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Nigeria
2010s	0.1891 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0767 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1124 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Nigeria
2020s	0.0988 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1005 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0017 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Nigeria or Uganda?: Nigeria, at 0.1291 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1233 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Nigeria and Uganda?: 0.0058 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uganda?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Uganda rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?: Nigeria ranks 133rd and Uganda ranks 134th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 249 places, 12,888 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (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.