Egypt vs Nigeria: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Purchasing power parity
Egypt
3.60 trillion
in 2031
Nigeria
3.27 trillion
in 2031
Egypt rank
6th
Nigeria rank
8th
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Purchasing power parity over time
- Egypt
- Nigeria
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 3.60 trillion against 3.27 trillion in Nigeria, a difference of 332.20 billion.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.
Egypt ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 26 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 286.43 billion | 277.34 billion | 9.10 billion | Egypt |
| 2000s | 565.70 billion | 602.48 billion | 36.78 billion | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 1.05 trillion | 1.30 trillion | 252.79 billion | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 2.35 trillion | 2.21 trillion | 142.96 billion | Egypt |
| 2030s | 3.49 trillion | 3.17 trillion | 312.88 billion | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, purchasing power parity, Egypt or Nigeria?
- Egypt, at 3.60 trillion against 3.27 trillion in Nigeria as of 2031.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, purchasing power parity between Egypt and Nigeria?
- 332.20 billion, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2031.
- How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, purchasing power parity?
- Egypt ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmarks 2017-2021 (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.