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

Nigeria
282.18 current US$ per person
in 2023
Rwanda
274.07 current US$ per person
in 2023
Nigeria rank
181st
Rwanda rank
183rd

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

  • Nigeria
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 282.18 current US$ per person against 274.07 current US$ per person in Rwanda, a difference of 8.11 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 181st and Rwanda ranks 183rd of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 12.18 current US$ per person 3.41 current US$ per person 8.77 current US$ per person Nigeria
1970s 80.61 current US$ per person 13.74 current US$ per person 66.88 current US$ per person Nigeria
1980s 87.46 current US$ per person 38.21 current US$ per person 49.25 current US$ per person Nigeria
1990s 59.63 current US$ per person 31.48 current US$ per person 28.15 current US$ per person Nigeria
2000s 204.16 current US$ per person 55.99 current US$ per person 148.17 current US$ per person Nigeria
2010s 356.3 current US$ per person 171.49 current US$ per person 184.81 current US$ per person Nigeria
2020s 264.99 current US$ per person 279.82 current US$ per person 14.83 current US$ per person Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Nigeria or Rwanda?
Nigeria, at 282.18 current US$ per person against 274.07 current US$ per person in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Nigeria and Rwanda?
8.11 current US$ per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Rwanda?
59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Rwanda rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Nigeria ranks 181st and Rwanda ranks 183rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.