Myanmar vs Nigeria: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Myanmar
303.7 current US$ per person
in 2023
Nigeria
282.18 current US$ per person
in 2023
Myanmar rank
179th
Nigeria rank
181st

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time

  • Myanmar
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 303.7 current US$ per person against 282.18 current US$ per person in Nigeria, a difference of 21.52 current US$ per person.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Myanmar ranks 179th and Nigeria ranks 181st of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 7.51 current US$ per person 11.89 current US$ per person 4.38 current US$ per person Nigeria
1970s 7.62 current US$ per person 80.61 current US$ per person 73 current US$ per person Nigeria
1980s 8.64 current US$ per person 87.46 current US$ per person 78.82 current US$ per person Nigeria
1990s 42.34 current US$ per person 59.63 current US$ per person 17.29 current US$ per person Nigeria
2000s 55.92 current US$ per person 204.16 current US$ per person 148.24 current US$ per person Nigeria
2010s 270.24 current US$ per person 356.3 current US$ per person 86.06 current US$ per person Nigeria
2020s 306.79 current US$ per person 264.99 current US$ per person 41.8 current US$ per person Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Myanmar or Nigeria?
Myanmar, at 303.7 current US$ per person against 282.18 current US$ per person in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Myanmar and Nigeria?
21.52 current US$ per person, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Myanmar and Nigeria rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Myanmar ranks 179th and Nigeria ranks 181st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.