GDP per capita growth in Nigeria
Nigeria: GDP per capita growth 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 122nd of 213 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 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% |
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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 24.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5823 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 712.91 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 28.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 884.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 1.08 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.15 constant 2015 US$ 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 122nd out of 213 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.