Africa vs Nigeria: POL and other energy imports

Africa
39.82 billion current US$
in 2011
Nigeria
8.93 billion current US$
in 2004
Africa rank
1st
Nigeria rank
3rd

POL and other energy imports over time

  • Africa
  • Nigeria
010.0B20.0B30.0B40.0B196519882011

How they compare

Africa currently reports 39.82 billion current US$ against 8.93 billion current US$ in Nigeria, a difference of 30.89 billion current US$.

That makes Africa's figure about 4.5 times Nigeria's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.

Africa ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 6 groups.

Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 854.06 million current US$ 32.86 million current US$ 821.20 million current US$ Africa
1970s 3.46 billion current US$ 165.23 million current US$ 3.29 billion current US$ Africa
1980s 6.43 billion current US$ 151.77 million current US$ 6.28 billion current US$ Africa
1990s 11.86 billion current US$ 90.45 million current US$ 11.77 billion current US$ Africa
2000s 30.09 billion current US$ 4.92 billion current US$ 25.16 billion current US$ Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pol and other energy imports, Africa or Nigeria?
Africa, at 39.82 billion current US$ against 8.93 billion current US$ in Nigeria as of 2011.
What is the difference in pol and other energy imports between Africa and Nigeria?
30.89 billion current US$, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Nigeria?
40 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2004.
How do Africa and Nigeria rank globally for pol and other energy imports?
Africa ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 6 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as POL and other energy imports (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
POL and other energy imports (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 1,602 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Petroleum and energy products imports in current US dollars. Values are on cif (includes freight and insurance costs).