Burkina Faso vs Nigeria: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita
Burkina Faso
255.36 current US$ per person
in 2023
Nigeria
282.18 current US$ per person
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
184th
Nigeria rank
181st
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 282.18 current US$ per person against 255.36 current US$ per person in Burkina Faso, a difference of 26.82 current US$ per person.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 184th and Nigeria ranks 181st of 206 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.68 current US$ per person | 11.91 current US$ per person | 7.23 current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 20.94 current US$ per person | 80.61 current US$ per person | 59.67 current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 41.25 current US$ per person | 87.46 current US$ per person | 46.21 current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 47.38 current US$ per person | 59.63 current US$ per person | 12.25 current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 76.32 current US$ per person | 204.16 current US$ per person | 127.84 current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 190.23 current US$ per person | 356.3 current US$ per person | 166.07 current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 225.74 current US$ per person | 264.99 current US$ per person | 39.25 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$), per capita, Burkina Faso or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 282.18 current US$ per person against 255.36 current US$ per person in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
- 26.82 current US$ per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Nigeria rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 184th and Nigeria ranks 181st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.