Nigeria vs Uruguay: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Nigeria
0.1425 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Uruguay
0.1517 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nigeria rank
187th
Uruguay rank
185th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Nigeria
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.1517 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1425 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0092 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 16 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.

Nigeria ranks 187th and Uruguay ranks 185th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1212 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1136 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0076 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nigeria
1970s 0.1925 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1294 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0631 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nigeria
1980s 0.1211 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1485 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0274 current US$ per US$ of GDP Uruguay
1990s 0.0956 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.152 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0563 current US$ per US$ of GDP Uruguay
2000s 0.1188 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2058 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.087 current US$ per US$ of GDP Uruguay
2010s 0.1021 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1715 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0694 current US$ per US$ of GDP Uruguay
2020s 0.1076 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1591 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0515 current US$ per US$ of GDP Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Nigeria or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.1517 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1425 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Nigeria and Uruguay?
0.0092 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uruguay?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Uruguay rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Nigeria ranks 187th and Uruguay ranks 185th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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