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Nigeria - INFORM Risk Index Overall 7.1

INFORM (EC DRMKC) · updated 2026-10-03 · 191 economies tracked

Latest value

7.1 (2025)

Global rank

##179 of 191 economies

vs global median

1.9×

Growth since 2016

0.99×

Ranking Race — INFORM Risk Index Overall

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#31#61#91#121#151#181201620212025#182#1792020 overtook Niger2023 overtook Cameroon
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Real annual global ranks, 2016 - 2025. Nigeria climbed from #182 to #179 (overtook Niger). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Nigeria ↓

Key Events — Nigeria

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2016
Oil price recession curated

First recession in 25 years as crude prices collapse.

2020
Overtook Niger in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 oil shock curated

Dual pandemic and oil shock push GDP down.

2023
Overtook Cameroon in global rank auto
2023
Fuel subsidy removal curated

Petrol subsidy cut and currency reforms spark inflation.

INFORM Risk Index Overall, 2016-2025

INFORM (EC DRMKC) · 0-10 (higher = more risk) · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20162021202577.17.27.3
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