Democratic Republic of Congo vs Nigeria: GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita

Democratic Republic of Congo
2.16 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Nigeria
1.86 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
35th
Nigeria rank
36th

GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Nigeria
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M199020072025

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 2.16 million current LCU per person against 1.86 million current LCU per person in Nigeria, a difference of 300,650 current LCU per person.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 35th and Nigeria ranks 36th of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 151.9 current LCU per person 33,485 current LCU per person 33,333 current LCU per person Nigeria
2000s 106,034 current LCU per person 218,000 current LCU per person 111,966 current LCU per person Nigeria
2010s 514,084 current LCU per person 698,742 current LCU per person 184,658 current LCU per person Nigeria
2020s 1.53 million current LCU per person 1.36 million current LCU per person 169,259 current LCU per person Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita, Democratic Republic of Congo or Nigeria?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 2.16 million current LCU per person against 1.86 million current LCU per person in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita between Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?
300,650 current LCU per person, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria rank globally for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 35th and Nigeria ranks 36th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 7,349 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.