Benin vs Nigeria: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita
Benin
276.74 current US$ per person
in 2023
Nigeria
282.18 current US$ per person
in 2023
Benin rank
182nd
Nigeria rank
181st
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time
- Benin
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 282.18 current US$ per person against 276.74 current US$ per person in Benin, a difference of 5.44 current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Benin ranks 182nd and Nigeria ranks 181st of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.98 current US$ per person | 11.89 current US$ per person | 0.9131 current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 46.93 current US$ per person | 80.61 current US$ per person | 33.69 current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 68.96 current US$ per person | 87.46 current US$ per person | 18.5 current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 77.1 current US$ per person | 59.63 current US$ per person | 17.47 current US$ per person | Benin |
| 2000s | 122.03 current US$ per person | 204.16 current US$ per person | 82.12 current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 247.55 current US$ per person | 356.3 current US$ per person | 108.75 current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 245.75 current US$ per person | 264.99 current US$ per person | 19.23 current US$ per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Benin or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 282.18 current US$ per person against 276.74 current US$ per person in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Benin and Nigeria?
- 5.44 current US$ per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Nigeria rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
- Benin ranks 182nd and Nigeria ranks 181st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (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.