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Nigeria - Made or Received a Digital Payment (% age 15+) 54.5

World Bank Global Findex · updated 2026-10-03 · 164 economies tracked

Latest value

54.5 (2024)

Global rank

##46 of 164 economies

Share of global total

1.0%

Growth since 2014

1.47×

Ranking Race — Made or Received a Digital Payment (% age 15+)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#20#39#58#77#96#11520142024#77#462021 overtook Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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Real annual global ranks, 2014 - 2024. Nigeria climbed from #77 to #46 (overtook Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)). 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.

2017
Fell 38 places in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 oil shock curated

Dual pandemic and oil shock push GDP down.

2021
Overtook Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in global rank auto
2023
Fuel subsidy removal curated

Petrol subsidy cut and currency reforms spark inflation.

Made or Received a Digital Payment (% age 15+), 2014-2024

World Bank Global Findex · % age 15+ · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2014202429.737.9746.2354.5

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