Nigeria: Trade balance, percent of GDP
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| Nigeria |
Trade balance as percent of GDP |
|---|---|
| Latest value | -7.68 |
| Year | 1960 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1960 - 1960 |
| Average | -7.68 |
| Min - Max | -7.68 - -7.68 |
| Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 1960 is -7.68 percent, unavailable from percent in . In comparison, the world average is -3.76 percent, based on data from 60 countries. Historically, the average for Nigeria from 1960 to 1960 is -7.68 percent. The minimum value, -7.68 percent, was reached in 1960 while the maximum of -7.68 percent was recorded in 1960.
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The value of that indicator for 1960 is -7.68 percent.
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The trade balance for Nigeria and other countries is calculated as the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services, as percent of GDP. A positive number means trade surplus and a negative number means trade deficit.
Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services).
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| Related indicators | Latest | Reference | Measure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terms of trade | 127.38 | 2021 | percent |
| Trade openness | 26.17 | 1960 | percent |
| Financial openness | -0.666 | 2021 | index points |
| Exports, percent of GDP | 9.24 | 1960 | percent |
| Exports, billion dollars | 0.39 | 1960 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Imports, percent of GDP | 16.92 | 1960 | percent |
| Imports, billion dollars | 0.71 | 1960 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP | 0.52 | 2023 | percent |
| Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars | 1.87 | 2023 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Portfolio investment inflows, equities | 1,588.28 | 2023 | million dollars (current) |
| Current account, percent of GDP | 0.90 | 2023 | percent |
| Current account, in dollars | 6.02 | 2023 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Trade balance, percent of GDP | -7.68 | 1960 | percent |
| Trade balance, in dollars | -5.16 | 2023 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Reserves | 35.56 | 2022 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Remittances, percent of GDP | 5.65 | 2023 | percent |
| Remittances | 20,500.00 | 2023 | million U.S. dollars |
| Net errors and omissions | -24,844.49 | 2023 | million USD |
| External debt | 21.39 | 2022 | percent |
| Short-term external debt | 18.48 | 2023 | percent |
| Short-term debt to reserves | 60.41 | 2022 | percent |
| Foreign exchange reserves | 39.29 | 9/2024 | billion |