Nigeria vs Peru: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy

Nigeria
64.30 billion current US$
in 2023
Peru
64.05 billion current US$
in 2023
Nigeria rank
49th
Peru rank
50th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time

  • Nigeria
  • Peru
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 64.30 billion current US$ against 64.05 billion current US$ in Peru, a difference of 250.70 million current US$.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 49th and Peru ranks 50th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Peru Difference Ahead
1960s 589.86 million current US$ 590.35 million current US$ 488,000 current US$ Peru
1970s 5.35 billion current US$ 1.32 billion current US$ 4.03 billion current US$ Nigeria
1980s 7.11 billion current US$ 2.34 billion current US$ 4.77 billion current US$ Nigeria
1990s 6.55 billion current US$ 6.09 billion current US$ 463.41 million current US$ Nigeria
2000s 30.65 billion current US$ 14.35 billion current US$ 16.30 billion current US$ Nigeria
2010s 66.29 billion current US$ 41.70 billion current US$ 24.58 billion current US$ Nigeria
2020s 58.60 billion current US$ 59.75 billion current US$ 1.15 billion current US$ Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Nigeria or Peru?
Nigeria, at 64.30 billion current US$ against 64.05 billion current US$ in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between Nigeria and Peru?
250.70 million current US$, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Peru?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Peru rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
Nigeria ranks 49th and Peru ranks 50th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). 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.