Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Nigeria
Nigeria: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.1599 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Nigeria, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Nigeria stood at 0.1599 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.8% on the previous year and up 235.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Nigeria peaked at 0.1599 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Nigeria 34th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1963 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1965 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1967 | 0 units per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 1968 | 0 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0 units per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | +87.5% |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +55.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +31.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1992 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +53.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +38.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +40.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | +75.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 2001 | 0.009 units per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0126 units per square kilometre | +39.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0149 units per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0199 units per square kilometre | +33.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0254 units per square kilometre | +27.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0334 units per square kilometre | +31.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0381 units per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0439 units per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0477 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 0.06 units per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0693 units per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0794 units per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0889 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 0.099 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1045 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1126 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1262 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1418 units per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1599 units per square kilometre | +12.8% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.1599 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.019 units per square kilometre, 8.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.1599 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0262 units per square kilometre, 6.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +87.5% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.003 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.006 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0253 units per square kilometre | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | 0.0477 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1042 units per square kilometre | 0.06 units per square kilometre | 0.1599 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 31 Bangladesh 0.1953 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Jamaica 0.1949 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Myanmar 0.1786 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Tanzania 0.1579 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1079 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Dominican Republic 0.0947 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), current prices, domestic currency, per in Nigeria?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Nigeria was 0.1599 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1599 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nigeria rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Nigeria ranks 34th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 235.1%. 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), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency 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), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency 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), Current prices, Domestic currency 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.