Japan vs Nigeria: Merchandise exports to high-income economies

Japan
61.7%
in 2023
Nigeria
64.1%
in 2023
Japan rank
114th
Nigeria rank
111th

Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time

  • Japan
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 64.1% against 61.7% in Japan, a difference of 2.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Japan ranks 114th and Nigeria ranks 111th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 68.8% 95.7% 26.9% Nigeria
1970s 73.0% 96.8% 23.9% Nigeria
1980s 80.1% 93.4% 13.4% Nigeria
1990s 79.4% 81.7% 2.3% Nigeria
2000s 71.8% 53.5% 18.3% Japan
2010s 62.0% 46.5% 15.4% Japan
2020s 60.1% 54.9% 5.2% Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Japan or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 64.1% against 61.7% in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Japan and Nigeria?
2.4%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Japan and Nigeria rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
Japan ranks 114th and Nigeria ranks 111th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit
% of total merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,486 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.