COUNTRY / INDICATOR
Nigeria Imports
Nigeria imports: latest available value for 1960, historical series from 1960, ranking context and source documentation.
Series overview
NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16,92 | — |
Source methodology
World Development IndicatorsIndicator note: Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.
Source organization: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
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Country-specific interpretation
Automatically derived from the displayed seriesNigeria recorded 16,92 percent of GDP in 1960, the latest year available in this series.
Across 1 observations from 1960 to 1960, the average was 16,92; the minimum was 16,92 in 1960 and the maximum was 16,92 in 1960.
Nigeria ranks 176 out of 187 countries with a current value in the portal ranking.
The latest value is below the available average for Sub-Saharan Africa.
It is also below the available average for the Lower middle income group.
Import dependence and domestic demand.