Middle income vs Nigeria: Inflation, GDP deflator
Middle income
3.7%
in 2025
Nigeria
13.9%
in 2025
Middle income rank
22nd
Nigeria rank
23rd
Inflation, GDP deflator over time
- Middle income
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 13.9% against 3.7% in Middle income, a difference of 10.2%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 3.8 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Middle income ranks 22nd and Nigeria ranks 23rd of 47 groups.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.7% | 2.9% | 0.2% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 9.8% | 17.9% | 8.0% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 8.6% | 35.3% | 26.6% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 10.2% | 28.4% | 18.1% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 14.5% | 8.1% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 13.5% | 9.2% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 11.8% | 6.7% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher inflation, gdp deflator, Middle income or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 13.9% against 3.7% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in inflation, gdp deflator between Middle income and Nigeria?
- 10.2%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Nigeria?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Middle income and Nigeria rank globally for inflation, gdp deflator?
- Middle income ranks 22nd and Nigeria ranks 23rd of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Inflation, GDP deflator (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 annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.