Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Nigeria
Nigeria: Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square was 0.0011 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power in Nigeria, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.0011 units per square kilometre for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Nigeria peaked at 0.0011 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, in 1967.
That places Nigeria 86th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0011 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0003 units per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0011 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 units per square kilometre, 5.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 83 Moldova 0.0012 units per square kilometre compare
- 84 Rwanda 0.0012 units per square kilometre compare
- 85 Estonia 0.0011 units per square kilometre compare
- 87 Iraq 0.001 units per square kilometre compare
- 88 Dominica 0.001 units per square kilometre compare
- 89 Cape Verde 0.001 units per square kilometre 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)
- 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 gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Nigeria?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Nigeria was 0.0011 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0011 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 1967.
- How does Nigeria rank for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power?
- Nigeria ranks 86th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. 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 Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.