Algeria vs Nigeria: Food imports

Algeria
3.57 billion current US$
in 2011
Nigeria
3.59 billion current US$
in 2005
Algeria rank
4th
Nigeria rank
3rd

Food imports over time

  • Algeria
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 3.59 billion current US$ against 3.57 billion current US$ in Algeria, a difference of 17.26 million current US$.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 47 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 299.29 million current US$ 838.89 million current US$ 539.60 million current US$ Nigeria
1980s 1.56 billion current US$ 1.75 billion current US$ 193.98 million current US$ Nigeria
1990s 2.10 billion current US$ 984.09 million current US$ 1.11 billion current US$ Algeria
2000s 2.55 billion current US$ 2.29 billion current US$ 257.77 million current US$ Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Algeria or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 3.59 billion current US$ against 3.57 billion current US$ in Algeria as of 2005.
What is the difference in food imports between Algeria and Nigeria?
17.26 million current US$, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Nigeria?
34 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2005.
How do Algeria and Nigeria rank globally for food imports?
Algeria ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 47 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Food imports (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food imports (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 1,518 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Food imports, cif (includes freight and insurance costs) in current US dollars.