New Zealand vs Nigeria: GDP

New Zealand
264.06 billion current US$
in 2025
Nigeria
290.79 billion current US$
in 2025
New Zealand rank
53rd
Nigeria rank
50th

GDP over time

  • New Zealand
  • Nigeria
0200.0B400.0B600.0B196019922025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 290.79 billion current US$ against 264.06 billion current US$ in New Zealand, a difference of 26.74 billion current US$.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 53rd and Nigeria ranks 50th of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 6.01 billion current US$ 5.36 billion current US$ 654.25 million current US$ New Zealand
1970s 13.19 billion current US$ 25.79 billion current US$ 12.60 billion current US$ Nigeria
1980s 30.26 billion current US$ 81.69 billion current US$ 51.43 billion current US$ Nigeria
1990s 54.71 billion current US$ 110.78 billion current US$ 56.07 billion current US$ Nigeria
2000s 98.38 billion current US$ 180.52 billion current US$ 82.13 billion current US$ Nigeria
2010s 188.27 billion current US$ 470.31 billion current US$ 282.04 billion current US$ Nigeria
2020s 249.78 billion current US$ 480.85 billion current US$ 231.07 billion current US$ Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp, New Zealand or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 290.79 billion current US$ against 264.06 billion current US$ in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp between New Zealand and Nigeria?
26.74 billion current US$, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Nigeria?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and Nigeria rank globally for gdp?
New Zealand ranks 53rd and Nigeria ranks 50th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 14,741 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. 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.