Nigeria vs Vietnam: Primary income receipts

Nigeria
5.89 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Vietnam
5.54 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Nigeria rank
58th
Vietnam rank
60th

Primary income receipts over time

  • Nigeria
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 5.89 billion BoP, current US$ against 5.54 billion BoP, current US$ in Vietnam, a difference of 344.98 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Vietnam ahead.

Globally, Nigeria ranks 58th and Vietnam ranks 60th of 198 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary income receipts (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
245 places, 9,309 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income receipts refer to employee compensation paid to resident workers working abroad and investment income (receipts on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). 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.