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

Nigeria
0.1907 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Zimbabwe
0.1895 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nigeria rank
105th
Zimbabwe rank
106th

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

  • Nigeria
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.1907 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1895 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0012 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Nigeria ranks 105th and Zimbabwe ranks 106th of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1154 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2147 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0993 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
1970s 0.2613 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2026 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0588 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nigeria
1980s 0.1636 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1878 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0242 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
1990s 0.1507 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2581 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1073 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
2000s 0.2471 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3273 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0802 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
2010s 0.1649 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1784 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0134 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe
2020s 0.1249 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1692 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0443 current US$ per US$ of GDP Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Nigeria or Zimbabwe?
Nigeria, at 0.1907 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1895 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Nigeria and Zimbabwe?
0.0012 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zimbabwe?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Zimbabwe rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Nigeria ranks 105th and Zimbabwe ranks 106th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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.