Mauritius vs Nigeria: Primary income payments

Mauritius

11.15 billion BoP, current US$

in 2024

Nigeria

14.98 billion BoP, current US$

in 2025

Mauritius rank

55th

Nigeria rank

52nd

Primary income payments over time

Mauritius
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 14.98 billion BoP, current US$ against 11.15 billion BoP, current US$ in Mauritius, a difference of 3.83 billion BoP, current US$.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nigeria ahead.

Globally, Mauritius ranks 55th 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: 06 August 2026

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.