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Egypt vs Nigeria: Primary income payments

Egypt
19.45 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Nigeria
14.98 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Egypt rank
49th
Nigeria rank
52nd

Primary income payments over time

  • Egypt
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 19.45 billion BoP, current US$ against 14.98 billion BoP, current US$ in Nigeria, a difference of 4.48 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nigeria ahead.

Globally, Egypt ranks 49th and Nigeria ranks 52nd of 199 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 9,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income payments refer to employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments).This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.