Gross fixed capital formation, Private … Private capita Purchasing in Nigeria
Nigeria: Gross fixed capital formation, Private … Private capita Purchasing was 0 units per person in 2019. ▼ Falling
Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices in Nigeria, 1960–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2019, gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices in Nigeria stood at 0 units per person.
That represents a change of up 14.0% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices in Nigeria peaked at 0 units per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2001.
That places Nigeria 137th out of 171 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Gross fixed capital formation, Private … Private capita Purchasing in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +7.6% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +14.5% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | -20.8% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | +30.6% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +37.1% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | +14.3% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | -15.1% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +10.9% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -20.7% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -22.9% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | -31.9% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -17.7% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -8.7% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +21.9% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -21.6% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -26.5% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -52.3% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +141.1% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | -18.0% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +24.7% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | -26.9% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | +16.2% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +14.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 80% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per person, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross fixed capital formation, Private … Private capita Purchasing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +141.1% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
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 gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices in Nigeria?
- Gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices in Nigeria was 0 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2001.
- How does Nigeria rank for gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices?
- Nigeria ranks 137th out of 171 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross fixed capital formation, private sector, constant prices rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 fixed capital formation, Private sector, Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.