Democratic Republic of Congo vs Nigeria: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita

Democratic Republic of Congo
2.08 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Nigeria
1.82 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
33rd
Nigeria rank
34th

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 2.08 million current LCU per person against 1.82 million current LCU per person in Nigeria, a difference of 259,960 current LCU per person.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Nigeria ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 33rd and Nigeria ranks 34th of 205 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 250.85 current LCU per person 33,457 current LCU per person 33,206 current LCU per person Nigeria
2000s 101,379 current LCU per person 152,806 current LCU per person 51,427 current LCU per person Nigeria
2010s 490,992 current LCU per person 520,320 current LCU per person 29,328 current LCU per person Nigeria
2020s 1.47 million current LCU per person 1.34 million current LCU per person 130,038 current LCU per person Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita, Democratic Republic of Congo or Nigeria?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 2.08 million current LCU per person against 1.82 million current LCU per person in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita between Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?
259,960 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?
32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per capita?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 33rd and Nigeria ranks 34th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 9,147 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (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.