Brazil vs Nigeria: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside

Brazil
32.5%
in 2023
Nigeria
32.7%
in 2023
Brazil rank
53rd
Nigeria rank
51st

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time

  • Brazil
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 32.7% against 32.5% in Brazil, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Brazil ranks 53rd and Nigeria ranks 51st of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 2.8% 5.3% 2.5% Nigeria
1970s 12.1% 4.6% 7.5% Brazil
1980s 21.7% 7.4% 14.4% Brazil
1990s 9.2% 14.7% 5.5% Nigeria
2000s 20.2% 32.8% 12.6% Nigeria
2010s 29.8% 38.8% 9.0% Nigeria
2020s 33.2% 39.5% 6.3% Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Brazil or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 32.7% against 32.5% in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Brazil and Nigeria?
0.2%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Nigeria rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
Brazil ranks 53rd and Nigeria ranks 51st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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 from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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, 13,303 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.