Algeria vs Nigeria: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy
Algeria
54.86 billion current US$
in 2023
Nigeria
62.94 billion current US$
in 2023
Algeria rank
52nd
Nigeria rank
49th
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy over time
- Algeria
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 62.94 billion current US$ against 54.86 billion current US$ in Algeria, a difference of 8.08 billion current US$.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 52nd and Nigeria ranks 49th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 604.93 million current US$ | 601.73 million current US$ | 3.20 million current US$ | Algeria |
| 1970s | 3.93 billion current US$ | 6.41 billion current US$ | 2.48 billion current US$ | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 9.99 billion current US$ | 9.79 billion current US$ | 195.25 million current US$ | Algeria |
| 1990s | 10.48 billion current US$ | 12.18 billion current US$ | 1.70 billion current US$ | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 40.03 billion current US$ | 59.54 billion current US$ | 19.51 billion current US$ | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 50.11 billion current US$ | 86.41 billion current US$ | 36.30 billion current US$ | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 45.08 billion current US$ | 57.35 billion current US$ | 12.28 billion current US$ | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy, Algeria or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 62.94 billion current US$ against 54.86 billion current US$ in Algeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy between Algeria and Nigeria?
- 8.08 billion current US$, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Nigeria?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Algeria and Nigeria rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy?
- Algeria ranks 52nd and Nigeria ranks 49th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.