Australia vs Nigeria: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Australia
0.1877 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nigeria
0.1907 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Australia rank
108th
Nigeria rank
105th

Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Australia
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.1907 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1877 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Australia, a difference of 0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Australia ranks 108th and Nigeria ranks 105th of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1174 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1154 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP Australia
1970s 0.1256 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2613 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1357 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nigeria
1980s 0.1263 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1636 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0373 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nigeria
1990s 0.1392 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1507 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nigeria
2000s 0.1599 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2471 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0872 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nigeria
2010s 0.171 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1649 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0061 current US$ per US$ of GDP Australia
2020s 0.208 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1249 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0832 current US$ per US$ of GDP Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Australia or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.1907 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1877 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Australia and Nigeria?
0.003 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Nigeria?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Australia and Nigeria rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Australia ranks 108th and Nigeria ranks 105th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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 (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
250 places, 13,939 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports (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.