Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 0.9439 million SLC per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Nigeria, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
In 2023, gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita in Nigeria stood at 0.9439 million SLC per person. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.3% on the previous year and up 123.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.9439 million SLC per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 million SLC per person, in 1970.
That places Nigeria 43rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | +13.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0005 million SLC per person | +9.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 million SLC per person | +12.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 million SLC per person | +51.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0009 million SLC per person | +22.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0011 million SLC per person | +21.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0013 million SLC per person | +15.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0014 million SLC per person | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0016 million SLC per person | +11.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0018 million SLC per person | +13.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0018 million SLC per person | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0019 million SLC per person | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0019 million SLC per person | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.002 million SLC per person | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0022 million SLC per person | +9.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0021 million SLC per person | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0024 million SLC per person | +14.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0031 million SLC per person | +28.3% |
| 1989 | 0.004 million SLC per person | +29.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0047 million SLC per person | +15.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0055 million SLC per person | +17.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0078 million SLC per person | +42.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0107 million SLC per person | +37.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0152 million SLC per person | +42.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0262 million SLC per person | +72.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0336 million SLC per person | +28.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0355 million SLC per person | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0376 million SLC per person | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0413 million SLC per person | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0516 million SLC per person | +24.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0589 million SLC per person | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0815 million SLC per person | +38.3% |
| 2003 | 0.094 million SLC per person | +15.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1236 million SLC per person | +31.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1532 million SLC per person | +23.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2004 million SLC per person | +30.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2103 million SLC per person | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2352 million SLC per person | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2454 million SLC per person | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3135 million SLC per person | +27.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3491 million SLC per person | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3897 million SLC per person | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4223 million SLC per person | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4646 million SLC per person | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4838 million SLC per person | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4855 million SLC per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5265 million SLC per person | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5747 million SLC per person | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6398 million SLC per person | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6727 million SLC per person | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7455 million SLC per person | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8334 million SLC per person | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9439 million SLC per person | +13.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +72.3% | 0.0152 million SLC per person | 0.0262 million SLC per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0009 million SLC per person | 0.0004 million SLC per person | 0.0016 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0023 million SLC per person | 0.0018 million SLC per person | 0.004 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0218 million SLC per person | 0.0047 million SLC per person | 0.0413 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1454 million SLC per person | 0.0516 million SLC per person | 0.2454 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.465 million SLC per person | 0.3135 million SLC per person | 0.6398 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7989 million SLC per person | 0.6727 million SLC per person | 0.9439 million SLC per person | 4 |
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)
- 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 national income — value standard local currency, per capita in Nigeria?
- Gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita in Nigeria was 0.9439 million SLC per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9439 million SLC per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Nigeria rank for gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 43rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.5%. 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 National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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 National Income — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.