Human development index vs gdp per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Human development index vs gdp per capita was 0.56 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Human development index vs gdp per capita in Nigeria, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.56 for human development index vs gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index vs gdp per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.56 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.379, in 1990.
Nigeria ranks 164th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4007 | 0.379 | 0.425 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4726 | 0.435 | 0.499 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.524 | 0.502 | 0.544 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5545 | 0.547 | 0.56 | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Nigeria
- Inflation of consumer prices 23.01 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 2,369 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 8.26 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 562.59 billion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 2,369 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1,518 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 35.23 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 23.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 10.36 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 6.82 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index vs gdp per capita in Nigeria?
- Human development index vs gdp per capita in Nigeria was 0.56 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.56 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.379 in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for human development index vs gdp per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 164th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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