Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia: Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports)
Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Nigeria
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 85.9% against 78.7% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 7.2%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Nigeria ranks 11th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.4% | 99.7% | 69.4% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 93.2% | 99.5% | 6.3% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 96.9% | 97.8% | 0.9% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 97.1% | 88.1% | 9.1% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 95.7% | 90.2% | 5.5% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 83.5% | 6.6% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 89.1% | 78.5% | 10.6% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fuel exports, Nigeria or Saudi Arabia?
- Nigeria, at 85.9% against 78.7% in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in fuel exports between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?
- 7.2%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Saudi Arabia rank globally for fuel exports?
- Nigeria ranks 11th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) section 3 (mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.