Madagascar vs Nigeria: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita

Madagascar
160.04 current US$ per person
in 2025
Nigeria
174.51 current US$ per person
in 2025
Madagascar rank
196th
Nigeria rank
193rd

Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita over time

  • Madagascar
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 174.51 current US$ per person against 160.04 current US$ per person in Madagascar, a difference of 14.47 current US$ per person.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 196th and Nigeria ranks 193rd of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 23.82 current US$ per person 12.99 current US$ per person 10.83 current US$ per person Madagascar
1970s 40.17 current US$ per person 86.1 current US$ per person 45.93 current US$ per person Nigeria
1980s 40.4 current US$ per person 126.1 current US$ per person 85.7 current US$ per person Nigeria
1990s 43.12 current US$ per person 72.04 current US$ per person 28.92 current US$ per person Nigeria
2000s 96.96 current US$ per person 146.88 current US$ per person 49.92 current US$ per person Nigeria
2010s 128.91 current US$ per person 255.06 current US$ per person 126.15 current US$ per person Nigeria
2020s 150.5 current US$ per person 207.27 current US$ per person 56.77 current US$ per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per capita, Madagascar or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 174.51 current US$ per person against 160.04 current US$ per person in Madagascar as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Madagascar and Nigeria?
14.47 current US$ per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Nigeria?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Madagascar and Nigeria rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
Madagascar ranks 196th and Nigeria ranks 193rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 14,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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