GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Nigeria
Nigeria: GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) was 1.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Nigeria, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per capita growth in Nigeria is 1.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 2,205.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Nigeria peaked at 22.2% in 1970 and was at its lowest, -17.5%, in 1967.
Nigeria ranks 124th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -1.8% | — |
| 1962 | 1.9% | -205.1% |
| 1963 | 6.3% | +224.6% |
| 1964 | 2.7% | -56.7% |
| 1965 | 2.6% | -3.4% |
| 1966 | -6.3% | -339.6% |
| 1967 | -17.5% | +177.7% |
| 1968 | -3.4% | -80.9% |
| 1969 | 21.5% | -740.0% |
| 1970 | 22.2% | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 11.6% | -47.7% |
| 1972 | 0.9% | -92.1% |
| 1973 | 2.8% | +204.7% |
| 1974 | 8.3% | +196.2% |
| 1975 | -7.8% | -194.4% |
| 1976 | 6.0% | -176.2% |
| 1977 | 2.9% | -51.2% |
| 1978 | -8.6% | -396.1% |
| 1979 | 3.5% | -140.9% |
| 1980 | 1.0% | -71.5% |
| 1981 | -15.8% | -1670.9% |
| 1982 | -9.6% | -39.4% |
| 1983 | -13.2% | +38.3% |
| 1984 | -3.6% | -72.6% |
| 1985 | 3.0% | -181.7% |
| 1986 | -2.6% | -188.7% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | -118.6% |
| 1988 | 4.5% | +825.2% |
| 1989 | -0.8% | -117.5% |
| 1990 | 8.8% | -1216.6% |
| 1991 | -2.3% | -125.7% |
| 1992 | 1.9% | -185.1% |
| 1993 | -4.6% | -339.4% |
| 1994 | -4.4% | -4.8% |
| 1995 | -2.7% | -38.9% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | -156.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -80.6% |
| 1998 | -0.1% | -122.2% |
| 1999 | -2.0% | +3034.1% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -210.4% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | +37.2% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | +296.5% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | -63.7% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | +41.5% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -43.6% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | +32.2% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -52.3% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -42.5% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +176.8% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -97.7% |
| 2016 | -4.0% | -5002.4% |
| 2017 | -1.6% | -59.8% |
| 2018 | -0.4% | -74.8% |
| 2019 | -0.0% | -97.5% |
| 2020 | -8.3% | +83284.2% |
| 2021 | -1.0% | -88.2% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -318.4% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -45.8% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | +64.5% |
| 2025 | 1.9% | -1.8% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 1.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.7%, 70% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 1.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.5%, 77% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -83284.2% | -0.0% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | -5002.4% | 0.1% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | -3034.1% | -0.1% | -2.0% |
| 1981 | -1670.9% | 1.0% | -15.8% |
| 1990 | +1216.6% | -0.8% | 8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7% | -17.5% | 21.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.2% | -8.6% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | -3.7% | -15.8% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.3% | -4.6% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 2.2% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | -4.0% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4% | -8.3% | 2.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0148 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 18.13 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.9704 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0108 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 13.24 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -17.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0107 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Nigeria?
- Gdp per capita growth in Nigeria was 1.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 1970.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.5% in 1967.
- How does Nigeria rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Nigeria ranks 124th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,205.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.