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Nigeria - GDP Growth (Real) 4.01

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 214 economies tracked

Latest value

4.01 (2025)

Global rank

##71 of 214 economies

vs global median

1.2×

Growth since 1961

21.11×

Ranking Race — GDP Growth (Real)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#36#71#106#141#17619611971198119912001201120212025#95#712023 overtook Uruguay2024 overtook Curacao
NigeriaGuyanaLibyaIrelandKyrgyzstan

Real annual global ranks, 1961 - 2025. Nigeria climbed from #95 to #71 (overtook Uruguay). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Nigeria ↓

Key Events — Nigeria

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1962
Climbed 26 places in global rank auto
1963
Climbed 43 places in global rank auto
1964
Fell 46 places in global rank auto
1966
Fell 49 places in global rank auto
1969
Climbed 112 places in global rank auto
1970
Oil boom begins curated

Crude revenues transform the economy after civil war.

1972
Fell 85 places in global rank auto
1973
Climbed 21 places in global rank auto

GDP Growth (Real), 1961-2025

World Bank WDI · % annual · linear scale · ranking in the race above
196119761991200620212025-15.74-2.1611.4325.01

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