GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita was 1.86 million current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Nigeria, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Nigeria is 1.86 million current LCU per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.0% on the previous year and up 164.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Nigeria peaked at 1.86 million current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7,270 current LCU per person, in 1990.
That places Nigeria 36th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,270 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 8,446 current LCU per person | +16.2% |
| 1992 | 12,632 current LCU per person | +49.6% |
| 1993 | 17,070 current LCU per person | +35.1% |
| 1994 | 23,390 current LCU per person | +37.0% |
| 1995 | 39,931 current LCU per person | +70.7% |
| 1996 | 51,270 current LCU per person | +28.4% |
| 1997 | 54,019 current LCU per person | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 57,229 current LCU per person | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 63,595 current LCU per person | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 79,766 current LCU per person | +25.4% |
| 2001 | 90,507 current LCU per person | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 122,997 current LCU per person | +35.9% |
| 2003 | 141,036 current LCU per person | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 180,938 current LCU per person | +28.3% |
| 2005 | 224,528 current LCU per person | +24.1% |
| 2006 | 286,930 current LCU per person | +27.8% |
| 2007 | 318,601 current LCU per person | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 357,016 current LCU per person | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 377,681 current LCU per person | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 461,499 current LCU per person | +22.2% |
| 2011 | 518,771 current LCU per person | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 578,237 current LCU per person | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 630,100 current LCU per person | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 682,808 current LCU per person | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 702,935 current LCU per person | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 739,076 current LCU per person | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 807,980 current LCU per person | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 887,000 current LCU per person | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 979,015 current LCU per person | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 998,318 current LCU per person | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 1.11 million current LCU per person | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 1.23 million current LCU per person | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 1.38 million current LCU per person | +12.1% |
| 2024 | 1.60 million current LCU per person | +16.3% |
| 2025 | 1.86 million current LCU per person | +16.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 1.86 million current LCU per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 305,525 current LCU per person, 6.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 1.86 million current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 625,754 current LCU per person, 3.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +70.7% | 23,390 current LCU per person | 39,931 current LCU per person |
| 1992 | +49.6% | 8,446 current LCU per person | 12,632 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,485 current LCU per person | 7,270 current LCU per person | 63,595 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 218,000 current LCU per person | 79,766 current LCU per person | 377,681 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 698,742 current LCU per person | 461,499 current LCU per person | 979,015 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 million current LCU per person | 998,318 current LCU per person | 1.86 million current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 33 Sudan 2.58 million current LCU per person compare
- 34 French Polynesia 2.48 million current LCU per person compare
- 35 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.16 million current LCU per person compare
- 37 Cote d'Ivoire 1.77 million current LCU per person compare
- 38 Rwanda 1.61 million current LCU per person compare
- 39 Serbia 1.59 million current LCU per person compare
More economy & growth data for Nigeria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.32 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.19 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 148.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 16.86 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 13.91 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Nigeria?
- Gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Nigeria was 1.86 million current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.86 million current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,270 current LCU per person in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 36th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 164.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP: linked series (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.
GDP: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
GDP: linked series (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.