Nigeria vs Sierra Leone: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita
Nigeria
174.51 current US$ per person
in 2025
Sierra Leone
214.63 current US$ per person
in 2025
Nigeria rank
193rd
Sierra Leone rank
190th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita over time
- Nigeria
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 214.63 current US$ per person against 174.51 current US$ per person in Nigeria, a difference of 40.12 current US$ per person.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Nigeria ranks 193rd and Sierra Leone ranks 190th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.99 current US$ per person | 37.97 current US$ per person | 24.98 current US$ per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 86.1 current US$ per person | 61.46 current US$ per person | 24.64 current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 126.1 current US$ per person | 60.39 current US$ per person | 65.71 current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 72.04 current US$ per person | 32.5 current US$ per person | 39.53 current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 146.88 current US$ per person | 62.32 current US$ per person | 84.55 current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 255.06 current US$ per person | 204.6 current US$ per person | 50.46 current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 207.27 current US$ per person | 235.06 current US$ per person | 27.8 current US$ per person | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per capita, Nigeria or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 214.63 current US$ per person against 174.51 current US$ per person in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 40.12 current US$ per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sierra Leone?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Sierra Leone rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 193rd and Sierra Leone ranks 190th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.