Morocco vs Nigeria: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy
Morocco
70.37 billion current US$
in 2023
Nigeria
64.30 billion current US$
in 2023
Morocco rank
48th
Nigeria rank
49th
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time
- Morocco
- Nigeria
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 70.37 billion current US$ against 64.30 billion current US$ in Nigeria, a difference of 6.06 billion current US$.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Morocco ranks 48th and Nigeria ranks 49th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 438.25 million current US$ | 589.86 million current US$ | 151.61 million current US$ | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 1.87 billion current US$ | 5.35 billion current US$ | 3.48 billion current US$ | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 3.92 billion current US$ | 7.11 billion current US$ | 3.19 billion current US$ | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 7.53 billion current US$ | 6.55 billion current US$ | 979.88 million current US$ | Morocco |
| 2000s | 21.15 billion current US$ | 30.65 billion current US$ | 9.50 billion current US$ | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 43.59 billion current US$ | 66.29 billion current US$ | 22.70 billion current US$ | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 61.48 billion current US$ | 58.60 billion current US$ | 2.88 billion current US$ | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Morocco or Nigeria?
- Morocco, at 70.37 billion current US$ against 64.30 billion current US$ in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between Morocco and Nigeria?
- 6.06 billion current US$, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Morocco and Nigeria rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
- Morocco ranks 48th and Nigeria ranks 49th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.