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Nigeria - Tourism Indicators 5.26M

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 203 economies tracked

Latest value

5.26M (2016)

Global rank

##62 of 203 economies

Share of global total

0.3%

Growth since 1995

5.11×

Ranking Race — Tourism Indicators

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#12#23#34#45#56#67199520002005201020152020#70#622014 overtook Chile2015 overtook Belarus
NigeriaFranceMexicoUnited StatesItaly

Real annual global ranks, 1995 - 2020. Nigeria climbed from #70 to #62 (overtook Chile). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Nigeria ↓

Key Events — Nigeria

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2011
Fell 18 places in global rank auto
2014
Overtook Chile in global rank auto
2015
Overtook Belarus in global rank auto
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.

Tourism Indicators, 1995-2016

World Bank WDI · · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1995200020052010201520161.03M2.73M4.42M6.11M
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