Bahamas vs Nigeria: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Bahamas
- Nigeria
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 35.6% against 33.3% in Nigeria, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 163rd and Nigeria ranks 166th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.1% | 23.7% | 22.4% | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 524.8% | 45.4% | 479.4% | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 448.4% | 28.5% | 420.0% | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 37.0% | 24.6% | 12.4% | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 36.6% | 5.9% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 26.7% | 8.1% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 21.2% | 10.3% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Bahamas or Nigeria?
- Bahamas, at 35.6% against 33.3% in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Bahamas and Nigeria?
- 2.3%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Nigeria?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Nigeria rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Bahamas ranks 163rd and Nigeria ranks 166th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.