Egypt vs Nigeria: Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP
Egypt
5.6 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nigeria
6.65 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Egypt rank
2nd
Nigeria rank
1st
Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP over time
- Egypt
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 6.65 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP against 5.6 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP in Egypt, a difference of 1.05 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 6.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 2.95 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | Egypt |
| 2000s | 8.3 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 6.09 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 2.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | Egypt |
| 2010s | 4.83 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 3.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 1.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | Egypt |
| 2020s | 4.63 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 4.3 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | 0.3201 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp, Egypt or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 6.65 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP against 5.6 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp between Egypt and Nigeria?
- 1.05 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 2nd and Nigeria ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.