Nigeria vs Portugal: Capital Accounts

Nigeria
3.66 trillion
in 2008
Portugal
4.71 trillion
in 1998
Nigeria rank
18th
Portugal rank
16th

Capital Accounts over time

  • Nigeria
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 4.71 trillion against 3.66 trillion in Nigeria, a difference of 1.05 trillion.

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

Across all 23 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 18th and Portugal ranks 16th of 155 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 320.91 million 76.40 billion 76.08 billion Portugal
1980s 1.84 billion 553.93 billion 552.09 billion Portugal
1990s 77.13 billion 2.82 trillion 2.75 trillion Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher capital accounts, Nigeria or Portugal?
Portugal, at 4.71 trillion against 3.66 trillion in Nigeria as of 1998.
What is the difference in capital accounts between Nigeria and Portugal?
1.05 trillion, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Portugal?
23 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 1998.
How do Nigeria and Portugal rank globally for capital accounts?
Nigeria ranks 18th and Portugal ranks 16th of 155 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Capital Accounts (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Capital Accounts (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
158 places, 5,804 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.