Equatorial Guinea vs Nigeria: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Nigeria
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 33.5% against 33.3% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 165th and Nigeria ranks 166th of 204 countries.
Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 101.2% | 23.3% | 77.9% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 52.5% | 41.7% | 10.8% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 89.4% | 28.5% | 60.9% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 144.6% | 24.6% | 119.9% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 124.7% | 36.6% | 88.1% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 85.5% | 26.7% | 58.8% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 23.2% | 19.6% | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Equatorial Guinea or Nigeria?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 33.5% against 33.3% in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria?
- 0.2%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 165th 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.