Bangladesh vs Nigeria: Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita

Bangladesh
274.16 current US$ per person
in 2025
Nigeria
233.52 current US$ per person
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
161st
Nigeria rank
164th

Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 274.16 current US$ per person against 233.52 current US$ per person in Nigeria, a difference of 40.64 current US$ per person.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Nigeria ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 161st and Nigeria ranks 164th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 5.29 current US$ per person 136.42 current US$ per person 131.14 current US$ per person Nigeria
1980s 9.55 current US$ per person 148.41 current US$ per person 138.87 current US$ per person Nigeria
1990s 27.55 current US$ per person 113.9 current US$ per person 86.35 current US$ per person Nigeria
2000s 67.57 current US$ per person 296.27 current US$ per person 228.7 current US$ per person Nigeria
2010s 194.55 current US$ per person 413.64 current US$ per person 219.09 current US$ per person Nigeria
2020s 262.28 current US$ per person 228.08 current US$ per person 34.2 current US$ per person Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per capita, Bangladesh or Nigeria?
Bangladesh, at 274.16 current US$ per person against 233.52 current US$ per person in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per capita between Bangladesh and Nigeria?
40.64 current US$ per person, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nigeria?
54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Nigeria rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per capita?
Bangladesh ranks 161st and Nigeria ranks 164th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise 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
253 places, 14,893 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise 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.