Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita was 28.71 current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita in Nigeria, 1981–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Nigeria stood at 28.71 current US$ per person.
That represents a change of up 20.4% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Nigeria peaked at 37.47 current US$ per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.59 current US$ per person, in 1989.
Nigeria ranks 181st of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 21.44 current US$ per person | — |
| 1982 | 18.08 current US$ per person | -15.7% |
| 1983 | 11.91 current US$ per person | -34.1% |
| 1984 | 8.83 current US$ per person | -25.9% |
| 1985 | 8.58 current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 6.2 current US$ per person | -27.7% |
| 1987 | 5.81 current US$ per person | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 5.32 current US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 1989 | 4.59 current US$ per person | -13.7% |
| 1990 | 5.49 current US$ per person | +19.5% |
| 1991 | 5.88 current US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 5 current US$ per person | -14.9% |
| 1993 | 5.31 current US$ per person | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 7.37 current US$ per person | +38.8% |
| 1995 | 12.63 current US$ per person | +71.3% |
| 1996 | 16.28 current US$ per person | +28.9% |
| 1997 | 17.21 current US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 18.38 current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 4.9 current US$ per person | -73.3% |
| 2000 | 5.59 current US$ per person | +14.1% |
| 2001 | 5.81 current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 7.29 current US$ per person | +25.5% |
| 2003 | 7.82 current US$ per person | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 9.86 current US$ per person | +26.0% |
| 2005 | 12.42 current US$ per person | +25.9% |
| 2006 | 16.39 current US$ per person | +32.0% |
| 2007 | 18.71 current US$ per person | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 22.2 current US$ per person | +18.7% |
| 2009 | 18.81 current US$ per person | -15.3% |
| 2010 | 34.56 current US$ per person | +83.8% |
| 2011 | 28.08 current US$ per person | -18.8% |
| 2012 | 32.23 current US$ per person | +14.8% |
| 2013 | 32.53 current US$ per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 37.47 current US$ per person | +15.2% |
| 2015 | 28.06 current US$ per person | -25.1% |
| 2016 | 21.92 current US$ per person | -21.9% |
| 2017 | 19.39 current US$ per person | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 21.52 current US$ per person | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 11.61 current US$ per person | -46.1% |
| 2020 | 25.25 current US$ per person | +117.5% |
| 2021 | 29.19 current US$ per person | +15.6% |
| 2022 | 32.02 current US$ per person | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 30.74 current US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 23.86 current US$ per person | -22.4% |
| 2025 | 28.71 current US$ per person | +20.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.08 current US$ per person | 4.59 current US$ per person | 21.44 current US$ per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 9.85 current US$ per person | 4.9 current US$ per person | 18.38 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.49 current US$ per person | 5.59 current US$ per person | 22.2 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.74 current US$ per person | 11.61 current US$ per person | 37.47 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.29 current US$ per person | 23.86 current US$ per person | 32.02 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 178 Ethiopia 35.58 current US$ per person compare
- 179 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 31.49 current US$ per person compare
- 180 Chad 31.09 current US$ per person compare
- 182 Angola 26.97 current US$ per person compare
- 183 Sierra Leone 26.76 current US$ per person compare
- 184 Liberia 25.88 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)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 5.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 348.91 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 427,154 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 2.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.4555 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 557.59 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) 2.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU), per 209.92 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Nigeria?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita in Nigeria was 28.71 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 37.47 current US$ per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.59 current US$ per person in 1989.
- How does Nigeria rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 181st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) ÷ Population, total
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- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.