Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in Nigeria
Nigeria: Import unit values, Mean, US dollar was 0.843 in 2014. βΌ Falling
Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in Nigeria, 1963β2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for import unit values, mean, us dollar in Nigeria is 0.843, measured in 2014.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import unit values, mean, us dollar in Nigeria peaked at 1.01 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.7359, in 2000.
That places Nigeria 114th out of 166 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9315 | 0.9123 | 0.9695 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.955 | 0.9237 | 0.987 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9549 | 0.9033 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.909 | 0.893 | 0.9297 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9207 | 0.7359 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8879 | 0.8384 | 0.9529 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 111 Georgia 0.8452 compare
- 112 Albania 0.8448 compare
- 113 Paraguay 0.8438 compare
- 115 Kyrgyzstan 0.8394 compare
- 116 Bangladesh 0.838 compare
- 117 Tajikistan 0.8372 compare
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- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 93.8 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 93.58 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 63.43 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.77 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 85.81 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.5627 (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar 42.54 million (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar 1.42 billion (2024)
- Trade balance in low carbon technology products, US dollar -1.38 billion (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is import unit values, mean, us dollar in Nigeria?
- Import unit values, mean, us dollar in Nigeria was 0.843 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest import unit values, mean, us dollar recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 in 1985.
- What is the lowest import unit values, mean, us dollar recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7359 in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for import unit values, mean, us dollar?
- Nigeria ranks 114th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is import unit values, mean, us dollar rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Import unit values, Mean, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.