Middle income vs Nigeria: Inflation, consumer prices
Middle income
3.5%
in 2025
Nigeria
23.0%
in 2025
Middle income rank
13th
Nigeria rank
11th
Inflation, consumer prices over time
- Middle income
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 23.0% against 3.5% in Middle income, a difference of 19.5%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 6.7 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nigeria ahead.
Middle income ranks 13th and Nigeria ranks 11th of 47 groups.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.2% | 18.4% | 8.2% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 10.3% | 20.9% | 10.6% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 9.6% | 30.6% | 21.1% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 12.3% | 7.0% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 11.8% | 8.0% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 21.7% | 16.9% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inflation, consumer prices, Middle income or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 23.0% against 3.5% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in inflation, consumer prices between Middle income and Nigeria?
- 19.5%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Nigeria?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Middle income and Nigeria rank globally for inflation, consumer prices?
- Middle income ranks 13th and Nigeria ranks 11th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Inflation, consumer prices (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly.