Nigeria vs Sudan: GDP per capita

Nigeria
1.86 million current LCU
in 2025
Sudan
2.58 million current LCU
in 2025
Nigeria rank
36th
Sudan rank
33rd

GDP per capita over time

  • Nigeria
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 2.58 million current LCU against 1.86 million current LCU in Nigeria, a difference of 718,330 current LCU.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.4 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 36th and Sudan ranks 33rd of 212 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 76.84 current LCU 0.0389 current LCU 76.8 current LCU Nigeria
1970s 347.18 current LCU 0.0971 current LCU 347.08 current LCU Nigeria
1980s 2,343 current LCU 1.12 current LCU 2,342 current LCU Nigeria
1990s 23,460 current LCU 296.81 current LCU 23,163 current LCU Nigeria
2000s 154,393 current LCU 2,060 current LCU 152,333 current LCU Nigeria
2010s 524,572 current LCU 15,592 current LCU 508,980 current LCU Nigeria
2020s 1.36 million current LCU 932,370 current LCU 430,927 current LCU Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Nigeria or Sudan?
Sudan, at 2.58 million current LCU against 1.86 million current LCU in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Nigeria and Sudan?
718,330 current LCU, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sudan?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Sudan rank globally for gdp per capita?
Nigeria ranks 36th and Sudan ranks 33rd of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP per capita (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP per capita (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
213 places, 11,862 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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.