Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Nigeria
Nigeria: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.6131 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.6131 million USD per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
88th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.6131 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0966 million USD per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Nigeria, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.6131 million USD per square kilometre for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Nigeria peaked at 0.6131 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0966 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
Nigeria ranks 88th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0966 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.1104 million USD per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1183 million USD per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1255 million USD per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1391 million USD per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1401 million USD per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.15 million USD per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1624 million USD per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1577 million USD per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1534 million USD per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1568 million USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1554 million USD per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1448 million USD per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1983 | 0.129 million USD per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1275 million USD per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1351 million USD per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1351 million USD per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1395 million USD per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1497 million USD per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1526 million USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1705 million USD per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1712 million USD per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1791 million USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1754 million USD per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1723 million USD per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1721 million USD per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1794 million USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1846 million USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1894 million USD per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1905 million USD per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2 million USD per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2119 million USD per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2444 million USD per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2623 million USD per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2866 million USD per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 0.305 million USD per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3235 million USD per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3448 million USD per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3682 million USD per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3978 million USD per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4364 million USD per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4577 million USD per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4773 million USD per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.503 million USD per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5347 million USD per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5489 million USD per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5401 million USD per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5444 million USD per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5549 million USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5671 million USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.557 million USD per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5773 million USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.596 million USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6131 million USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.6131 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.157 million USD per square kilometre, 3.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.6131 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.088 million USD per square kilometre, 7.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1354 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0966 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1624 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1425 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1275 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1568 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1784 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1705 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1905 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2945 million USD per square kilometre | 0.2 million USD per square kilometre | 0.3978 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5164 million USD per square kilometre | 0.4364 million USD per square kilometre | 0.5671 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5858 million USD per square kilometre | 0.557 million USD per square kilometre | 0.6131 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 85 Estonia 0.6453 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 86 Tonga 0.6314 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 87 Indonesia 0.6229 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 89 Serbia 0.6089 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 90 Bulgaria 0.5826 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 91 Rwanda 0.5681 million USD 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)
- 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$), annual growth rate 13.91 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Nigeria?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Nigeria was 0.6131 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6131 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0966 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Nigeria rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 88th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.