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Nigeria - Net Migration Rate and Remittance Inflows -15,258

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

-15,258 (2025)

Global rank

##165 of 217 economies

vs global median

14.5×

Growth since 1960

-1.26×

Ranking Race — Net Migration Rate and Remittance Inflows

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#37#73#109#145#181#21719601970198019902000201020202025#31#1652024 overtook Dominican Republic2025 overtook Tunisia
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Nigeria climbed from #31 to #165 (overtook Dominican Republic). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Nigeria ↓

Key Events — Nigeria

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1966
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
1970
Oil boom begins curated

Crude revenues transform the economy after civil war.

1971
Fell 163 places in global rank auto
1972
Climbed 25 places in global rank auto
1973
Climbed 66 places in global rank auto
1974
Climbed 94 places in global rank auto
1983
Fell 206 places in global rank auto
1984
Climbed 207 places in global rank auto

Net Migration Rate and Remittance Inflows, 1960-2025

World Bank WDI · Unit · linear scale · ranking in the race above
196019751990200520202025-507,539-272,135-36,732198,672

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