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Nigeria - Tourist Arrivals and Tourism Revenue 321.00M

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

Latest value

321.00M (2020)

Global rank

##85 of 203 economies

Share of global total

0.1%

Growth since 1995

6.83×

Ranking Race — Tourist Arrivals and Tourism Revenue

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#25#49#73#97#121#145199520002005201020152020#112#852016 overtook Uganda2017 overtook Myanmar
NigeriaUnited StatesFranceAustraliaUnited Arab Emirates

Real annual global ranks, 1995 - 2020. Nigeria climbed from #112 to #85 (overtook Uganda). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Nigeria ↓

Key Events — Nigeria

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2003
Fell 46 places in global rank auto
2005
Climbed 29 places in global rank auto
2008
Climbed 32 places in global rank auto
2016
Overtook Uganda in global rank auto
2016
Climbed 31 places in global rank auto
2016
Oil price recession curated

First recession in 25 years as crude prices collapse.

2017
Overtook Myanmar in global rank auto
2017
Climbed 18 places in global rank auto

Tourist Arrivals and Tourism Revenue, 1995-2020

World Bank WDI · · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19952000200520102015202047.00M903.00M1.76B2.62B

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