Nigeria

Economy

• GDP

  : 290.8 B$ (2025)

• GDP per capita

  : 1224 $ (2025)

• GDP growth

  : 4.0 % (2025)

• GDP, PPP

  : 2.26 T$ (2025)

• GDP per capita, PPP

  : 9532 $ (2025)

• Price level (relative cost of living)

  : 0.12 (2024)

• Inflation

  : 23.0 % (2025)

• Unemployment

  : 3.1 % (2025)

• Youth unemployment (ages 15-24)

  : 5.3 % (2025)

• Exports

  : 9.2 % (1960)

• Imports

  : 16.9 % (1960)

• Trade balance (goods and services)

  : -322.4 M$ (1960)

• Current account balance

  : 4.8 % (2025)

• Total reserves

  : 46.0 B$ (2025)

• Foreign direct investment

  : 1.4 % (2025)

• Poverty rate

  : 41.8 % (2022)

• Agriculture

  : 23.0 % (2025)

• Industry

  : 16.4 % (2025)

• Services

  : 58.2 % (2025)

• Remittances received

  : 7.8 % (2025)

• Outward foreign direct investment

  : 0.4 % (2025)

Demographics

• Population

  : 237.5 M (2025)

• Population growth

  : 2.1 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : -15 258 (2025)

• Population density

  : 250.2 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 54.6 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 4.38 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 32.5 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 11.6 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 63.8 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 36.2 % (2025)

• Labor force

  : 116.6 M (2025)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 6.9 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 80.2 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 49.4 % (2025)

• Refugee population hosted

  : 96 387 (2024)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 0.3 % (2023)

• Health expenditure

  : 4.2 % (2023)

• Gini index

  : 33.9 (2022)

• Internet users

  : 41.2 % (2024)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 70.8 (2024)

• Access to electricity

  : 62.5 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 82.2 % (2024)

• Median income

  : 3 $ (2022)

• Income share of the top 10%

  : 26.3 % (2022)

• Primary school completion

  : 76.8 % (2025)

• Mean years of schooling

  : 7.6 yrs (2023)

• Harmonised learning outcomes

  : 309.0 (2020)

• Bank account ownership

  : 36.4 % (2024)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 92.0 % (2025)

• Gender pay gap

  : 26.7 % (2024)

Defense

• Armed forces personnel

  : 223 000 (2020)

• Military expenditure

  : 0.6 % (2024)

• Battle-related deaths

  : 1 486 (2024)

• Death rate from armed conflicts

  : 1.69 (2025)

Environment

• CO₂ per capita

  : 0.57 (2024)

• CO₂ (consumption-based) per capita

  : 0.56 (2022)

• Renewable energy

  : 80.3 % (2021)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 22.2 % (2021)

• Energy consumption

  : 319.9 (2023)

• Forest area

  : 23.2 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 23.0 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 102.0 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 35.0 (2022)

• Electricity from coal

  : 0.0 % (2025)

• Electricity from gas

  : 68.7 % (2025)

• Electricity from hydropower

  : 30.9 % (2025)

• Electricity from nuclear

  : 0.0 % (2025)

• Electricity from solar

  : 0.3 % (2025)

• Electricity from wind

  : 0.0 % (2025)

• Greenhouse gases per capita

  : 1.22 (2024)

• Greenhouse gases (total)

  : 284.0 M (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 50.0 (2024)

• Tree cover loss

  : 118 263 (2025)

• Renewables regulatory framework (RISE)

  : 32.4 (2023)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 21 627 (2020)

Health

• DTP3 immunization coverage

  : 67.0 % (2024)

• Measles immunization coverage

  : 57.0 % (2024)

• Under-five mortality

  : 115.6 (2024)

• Maternal mortality ratio

  : 993.0 (2023)

• Non-communicable disease mortality (ages 30-70)

  : 17.7 % (2021)

• Hypertension prevalence (ages 30-79)

  : 39.0 % (2019)

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 16.5 % (2022)

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 3.0 % (2024)

• Smoking prevalence, adults (age-standardized)

  : 3.1 % (2024)

• Universal health coverage

  : 47.0 (2023)

• HIV prevalence (ages 15-49)

  : 1.2 % (2024)

• Physicians

  : 0.38 (2023)

• Hospital beds

  : 0.50 (2004)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 84.0 (2024)

Public finances

• General government debt

  : 39.6 % (2022)

• Primary balance

  : -2.8 % (2022)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : -1.11 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : -1.01 (2024)

• Intentional homicides

  : 15.7 (2023)

• Political stability

  : -2.00 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : -1.01 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : -0.63 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : -0.73 (2024)

• Political regime

  : 2.00 (2025)

• Free and fair elections

  : 1.00 (2025)

Business

• New business density

  : 1.12 (2022)

• Credit to the private sector

  : 12.1 % (2020)

• Non-performing bank loans

  : 6.0 % (2020)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : 4.0 B$ (2025)

Well-being

• Self-reported life satisfaction

  : 4.79 (2025)