ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per capita was 0.4546 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per capita in Nigeria, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ict service exports (bop, current us$), per capita in Nigeria is 0.4546 BoP, current US$ per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.6% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict service exports (bop, current us$), per capita in Nigeria peaked at 1.45 BoP, current US$ per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1394 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2005.
Nigeria ranks 179th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.1394 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.158 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1747 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1891 BoP, current US$ per person | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2259 BoP, current US$ per person | +19.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2846 BoP, current US$ per person | +26.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2916 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2867 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2853 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2885 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4048 BoP, current US$ per person | +40.3% |
| 2016 | 0.602 BoP, current US$ per person | +48.7% |
| 2017 | 1.45 BoP, current US$ per person | +140.6% |
| 2018 | 1.13 BoP, current US$ per person | -22.3% |
| 2019 | 1.01 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7635 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7715 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.18 BoP, current US$ per person | +52.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8349 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7923 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 0.4546 BoP, current US$ per person | -42.6% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.4546 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.22 BoP, current US$ per person, 11% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.4546 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.46 BoP, current US$ per person, 18% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per capita in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +140.6% | 0.602 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.45 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1774 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1394 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2259 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.6028 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2846 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.45 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7994 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.4546 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 176 Mauritania 0.5477 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 177 Gambia 0.5359 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 178 Angola 0.5269 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 180 Ethiopia 0.3225 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 181 Burundi 0.296 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 182 Tajikistan 0.2765 BoP, current US$ per person 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 ict service exports (bop, current us$), per capita in Nigeria?
- Ict service exports (bop, current us$), per capita in Nigeria was 0.4546 BoP, current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ict service exports (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 BoP, current US$ per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest ict service exports (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1394 BoP, current US$ per person in 2005.
- How does Nigeria rank for ict service exports (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 179th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ict service exports (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. 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 ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- ICT service exports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.