Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in over time
- Nigeria
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.9% against 1.7% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Nigeria ranks 64th and Saudi Arabia ranks 67th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8% | 6.4% | 5.6% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 2.6% | 1.9% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 1.6% | 1.7% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 1.5% | 1.5% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 0.5% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in, Nigeria or Saudi Arabia?
- Nigeria, at 1.9% against 1.7% in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.2%, with Nigeria 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 from low- and middle-income economies in?
- Nigeria ranks 64th and Saudi Arabia ranks 67th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.