Nigeria vs Senegal: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita

Nigeria
4,711 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Senegal
4,112 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Nigeria rank
150th
Senegal rank
151st

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Nigeria
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 4,711 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 4,112 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Senegal, a difference of 599 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Senegal ahead.

Nigeria ranks 150th and Senegal ranks 151st of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Senegal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Senegal Difference Ahead
1960s 2,179 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,830 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 651.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Senegal
1970s 4,213 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,510 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,704 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Nigeria
1980s 4,752 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,574 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,178 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Nigeria
1990s 749.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,990 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,241 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Senegal
2000s 2,894 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 3,060 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 165.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Senegal
2010s 5,748 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 3,438 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,310 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Nigeria
2020s 5,071 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 3,966 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,105 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Nigeria or Senegal?
Nigeria, at 4,711 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 4,112 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Senegal as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Nigeria and Senegal?
599 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Senegal?
48 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Senegal rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Nigeria ranks 150th and Senegal ranks 151st of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 10,076 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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