Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual

Nigeria
0.0%
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.0%
in 2023
Nigeria rank
77th
Saudi Arabia rank
74th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual over time

  • Nigeria
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 77th and Saudi Arabia ranks 74th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5% 0.0% 0.5% Nigeria
1970s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Nigeria
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Saudi Arabia
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Nigeria
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Saudi Arabia
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual, Nigeria or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?
0.0%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?
59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Saudi Arabia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual?
Nigeria ranks 77th and Saudi Arabia ranks 74th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports). 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, residual (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit
% of total merchandise imports
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 residuals 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, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.