Colombia vs Nigeria: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy

Colombia
61.56 billion current US$
in 2023
Nigeria
64.30 billion current US$
in 2023
Colombia rank
52nd
Nigeria rank
49th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time

  • Colombia
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 64.30 billion current US$ against 61.56 billion current US$ in Colombia, a difference of 2.74 billion current US$.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Colombia ranks 52nd and Nigeria ranks 49th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 542.25 million current US$ 589.86 million current US$ 47.61 million current US$ Nigeria
1970s 1.61 billion current US$ 5.35 billion current US$ 3.73 billion current US$ Nigeria
1980s 4.55 billion current US$ 7.11 billion current US$ 2.56 billion current US$ Nigeria
1990s 10.58 billion current US$ 6.55 billion current US$ 4.03 billion current US$ Colombia
2000s 21.08 billion current US$ 30.65 billion current US$ 9.57 billion current US$ Nigeria
2010s 51.02 billion current US$ 66.29 billion current US$ 15.26 billion current US$ Nigeria
2020s 60.03 billion current US$ 58.60 billion current US$ 1.43 billion current US$ Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Colombia or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 64.30 billion current US$ against 61.56 billion current US$ in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between Colombia and Nigeria?
2.74 billion current US$, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Nigeria rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
Colombia ranks 52nd and Nigeria ranks 49th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). 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$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.