Nigeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Import volume index, (nonfactor) services

Nigeria
250.87
in 1997
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
178.13
in 2008
Nigeria rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
3rd

Import volume index, (nonfactor) services over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0200400600196519862008

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 250.87 against 178.13 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 72.74.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Nigeria ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 28 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 137.8 102.26 35.54 Nigeria
1970s 318.81 93.64 225.17 Nigeria
1980s 250.85 95.65 155.2 Nigeria
1990s 237.54 100.45 137.09 Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher import volume index, (nonfactor) services, Nigeria or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Nigeria, at 250.87 against 178.13 in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 1997.
What is the difference in import volume index, (nonfactor) services between Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
72.74, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
33 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1997.
How do Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for import volume index, (nonfactor) services?
Nigeria ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 28 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Import volume index, (nonfactor) services. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Import volume index, (nonfactor) services
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 870 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Imports of (non-factor) services. Data; Volume index with 1987=100.