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Nigeria - GDP per Capita (Real) 2368.54

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 213 economies tracked

Latest value

2368.54 (2025)

Global rank

##138 of 213 economies

vs global median

0.4×

Growth since 1960

1.63×

Ranking Race — GDP per Capita (Real)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#27#53#79#105#131#15719601970198019902000201020202025#63#1382024 overtook Honduras2025 overtook Morocco
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Nigeria climbed from #63 to #138 (overtook Honduras). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Nigeria ↓

Key Events — Nigeria

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1970
Oil boom begins curated

Crude revenues transform the economy after civil war.

2016
Oil price recession curated

First recession in 25 years as crude prices collapse.

2020
COVID-19 oil shock curated

Dual pandemic and oil shock push GDP down.

2023
Fuel subsidy removal curated

Petrol subsidy cut and currency reforms spark inflation.

2024
Overtook Honduras in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Morocco in global rank auto

GDP per Capita (Real), 1960-2025

World Bank WDI · constant 2015 US$ · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1960197519902005202020251218.431674.22129.962585.73

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