Nigeria vs Pacific island small states: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region

Nigeria
25.6%
in 2023
Pacific island small states
9.7%
in 2023
Nigeria rank
49th
Pacific island small states rank
46th

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time

  • Nigeria
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 25.6% against 9.7% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 15.9%.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.6 times Pacific island small states's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 49th and Pacific island small states ranks 46th of 206 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1960s 3.4% 0.2% 3.2% Nigeria
1970s 1.0% 0.2% 0.8% Nigeria
1980s 2.3% 0.1% 2.1% Nigeria
1990s 10.1% 0.9% 9.2% Nigeria
2000s 27.2% 1.5% 25.7% Nigeria
2010s 29.2% 5.1% 24.1% Nigeria
2020s 27.6% 8.2% 19.4% Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region, Nigeria or Pacific island small states?
Nigeria, at 25.6% against 9.7% in Pacific island small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Nigeria and Pacific island small states?
15.9%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Pacific island small states?
56 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Pacific island small states rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
Nigeria ranks 49th and Pacific island small states ranks 46th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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 low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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, 12,864 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.