Ecuador vs Nigeria: Current account balance (credit less debit), Percent of GDP
Ecuador
3.08
in 2031
Nigeria
3.32
in 2031
Ecuador rank
10th
Nigeria rank
9th
Current account balance (credit less debit), Percent of GDP over time
- Ecuador
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 3.32 against 3.08 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.24.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.
Ecuador ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 9th of 26 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.85 | 0.6791 | 3.53 | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.903 | 6.62 | 5.72 | Nigeria |
| 2010s | -0.8411 | 1.01 | 1.85 | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 3.86 | 2.48 | 1.37 | Ecuador |
| 2030s | 3.34 | 3.18 | 0.1564 | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance (credit less debit), percent of gdp, Ecuador or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 3.32 against 3.08 in Ecuador as of 2031.
- What is the difference in current account balance (credit less debit), percent of gdp between Ecuador and Nigeria?
- 0.24, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Nigeria?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2031.
- How do Ecuador and Nigeria rank globally for current account balance (credit less debit), percent of gdp?
- Ecuador ranks 10th and Nigeria ranks 9th of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Current account balance (credit less debit), Percent of GDP (9/26/2025). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is created during the biannual WEO exercise, which begins in January and June of each year and results in the April and September/October WEO publication. Selected series from the publication are available in a database format.