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

Ethiopia
0.1255 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Nigeria
0.1319 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
190th
Nigeria rank
188th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.1319 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1255 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 190th and Nigeria ranks 188th of 202 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0562 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1108 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0545 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nigeria
1970s 0.0601 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1801 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1201 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nigeria
1980s 0.0751 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0796 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nigeria
1990s 0.1076 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0807 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0269 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
2000s 0.217 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1549 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.062 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
2010s 0.2308 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.144 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0868 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
2020s 0.1357 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1017 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.034 current US$ per US$ of GDP Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Ethiopia or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.1319 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1255 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Ethiopia ranks 190th and Nigeria ranks 188th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.