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Nigeria vs Ghana

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GDP$377.37B vs $118.29BNigeria vs Ghana
GDP per Capita$1,556 vs $3,314Nigeria vs Ghana
Population237.53M vs 35.06MNigeria vs Ghana

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Indicator Nigeria GhanaPeriod
GDPEconomy$377.37B$118.29B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$1,556$3,3142026
Inflation RateEconomy15.9%5.3%2026-06
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy26.5%14%2026-07-01
Official Exchange RateEconomy1,376.34 LCU/USD11.46 LCU/USD2026-07
Budget BalanceEconomy-4.4%-2.3%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy3.1%3%2025
Public DebtEconomy32.3%53%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-322.41M$953.4M1960/2024 ⚠
GDP GrowthEconomy4.1%4.8%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$1,360$2,6302025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$9,230$8,0802025
GDP (PPP)Economy$2.26T$301.91B2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy23%21.3%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy16.4%29.3%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy8.3%10.1%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy58.2%42.9%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy—9.9%2024
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$22.79B$2.42B2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy7.8%2.1%2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy60%46.9%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$46.02B$4.47B2025/2024
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy9.6%8.9%2022/2024
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy—12.4%2023
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy82.5%58.5%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy80.7%55.3%2025
Income Inequality (Gini)Economy33.943.52022/2016 ⚠
Extreme Poverty RateEconomy41.8%39%2022/2016 ⚠
Account OwnershipEconomy63.3%81.2%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy11.9%23.9%2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy0.6%0.4%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy26.2%69%1960/2024 ⚠
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy13.9%14.4%2025
Tourism ReceiptsEconomy$321M$191M2020
Tourist ArrivalsEconomy5.27M897K2016/2015
Current Account BalanceEconomy5.8%10.1%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$1.08B$1.67B2024
FDI (% of GDP)Economy0.4%2%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy10.8%15.9%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy12.3%23.2%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy5.4%10%2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy30.734.92024
Natural Resource RentsEconomy8.6%13.3%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)Economy6.2%4.1%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)Economy0%5.2%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)Economy1.2%0.4%2021
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy0.8%2.1%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$16$472023
Lending Interest RateEconomy14%—2023
Real Interest RateEconomy2.9%—2023
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy—12.4%2024
Adjusted Net Income per CapitaEconomy$1,663$1,8422021
Employment in AgricultureEconomy33.5%34.6%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy17%18.3%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy49.5%47.2%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy66.5%60%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy—83%2024
Income Share of Poorest 20%Economy7.5%4.7%2022/2016 ⚠
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy3.35.92024
ATMs per 100,000Economy12.8112024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy1.9%4%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy5.5%3.5%2024
Poverty Rate ($3.65/day)Economy64%56.3%2022/2016 ⚠
Poverty Rate ($6.85/day)Economy92.9%85.4%2022/2016 ⚠
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$387.79M$29.2B1960/2024 ⚠
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$710.2M$28.24B1960/2024 ⚠
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.8260.8172024
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.6940.5142024
Liner Shipping ConnectivityTrade20.837.22021
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade88.6%24.5%2024/2023
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade3.5%6%2024/2023
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade6%18.1%2024/2023
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade2.7%2.1%2024/2023
Exports (% of GDP)Trade9.2%35.1%1960/2024 ⚠
Imports (% of GDP)Trade16.9%33.9%1960/2024 ⚠
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.560.6282023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.6770.5142023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.3790.3992023
PopulationDemographics237.53M35.06M2025
Population GrowthDemographics2.1%1.8%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics54.6 years65.7 years2024
Median AgeDemographics18.3 years21.6 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics4.383.342024
Rural PopulationDemographics36.2%41.1%2025
Population Under 15Demographics40.5%35.4%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics63.8%58.9%2025
Population DensityDemographics266.2/km²156.9/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics31.825.32026
Death RateDemographics11.56.972026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.01-0.682026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics54.9 years68.2 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics54.3 years63.3 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics3.3%2.8%2025
Infant MortalityHealth69.827.52024
HIV PrevalenceHealth1.2%1.5%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health4.2%2.9%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.380.272023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth47562023
Road Traffic DeathsHealth17.225.92021
Premature NCD MortalityHealth17.7%22.2%2021
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth70.9%26.7%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth32.2%18.8%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth992.8234.32023
Under-Five MortalityHealth104.937.12023
Neonatal MortalityHealth33.721.22023
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth2191262024
Measles ImmunizationHealth56%93%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth62%99%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth52.3%47%2024
Basic SanitationHealth15.7%12.8%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth3%2.7%2024
Hospital Beds per 1,000Health0.50.692004/2015 ⚠
Contraceptive PrevalenceHealth21.6%36.3%2021/2022
Skilled Birth AttendanceHealth50.7%78.9%2022/2018
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health1.654.112022/2023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth8457.42024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$67$702023
NCD Share of DeathsHealth27.7%46.8%2021
Smoking PrevalenceHealth3.1%3.3%2024
Antenatal Care CoverageHealth67%97.4%2018/2019
Child StuntingChild Welfare33.8%15.6%2024
Child WastingChild Welfare11.6%5.8%2021/2022
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare39.7%74.5%2024/2022
Child MarriageChild Welfare33.4%16.1%2024/2022
Overweight ChildrenChild Welfare1.5%2%2021/2022
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education0.3%2.9%2023/2022
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation9.7%21.3%2011/2024 ⚠
Adult Literacy RateEducation70.4%76.5%2024/2021
Youth Literacy RateEducation81.4%91.5%2024/2021
Primary Completion RateEducation77.4%77.6%2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation74.1%71.2%2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation75.7%95.2%2023/2024
Lower Secondary EnrollmentEducation—94.8%2024
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation—41.9%2024
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation68.5%45%2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation62.2%89.3%2018/2024 ⚠
Secondary EnrollmentEducation46.9%75.7%2023/2024
UndernourishmentFood Security19.9%6.3%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security16.5M—2026-06
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture76.2%55.4%2023
Food Production IndexAgriculture119.9135.52022
Cassava ProductionAgriculture62.62M t27.92M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture1.81K t736 t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture350K t530K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture6.5M t479K t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture1.55M t210K t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture11.16M t3.79M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture9.13M t1.72M t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture43.93K t—2024
Maize YieldAgriculture2,030 kg/ha2,772 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture1,997 kg/ha3,640 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture1,574 kg/ha—2024
Cattle StockAgriculture20.9M head2.4M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance15.71.82023/2022
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance26422024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.5050.7112025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.3110.6062025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.8340.6152025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-1.11-0.192024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-1.010.062024
Rule of LawGovernance-1.010.052024
Political StabilityGovernance-20.012024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.63-0.092024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.730.22024
Refugees HostedHumanitarian123.85K21.05K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian3.54M02025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian18.19K4752025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian002025
Internet UsersTechnology41.2%72.2%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology70.8113.62024
4G CoverageTechnology84.6%99.3%2024
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology0.10.72024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology1.6%3.1%2025
3G CoverageTechnology89.4%99.5%2024
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology15.5%3.7%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology2.7%0.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.3%0.4%2019/2010 ⚠
Electricity AccessInfrastructure62.5%91.9%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure5.27M440.68K2023
Slum PopulationInfrastructure48.5%33.5%2022
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy3.2K MW1.8K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy284.5 MW185.5 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy—0 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy2.9K MW1.6K MW2025
Renewable Energy ShareEnergy80.3%39%2021
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy26.2%32.8%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy144 kWh565 kWh2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy14.2%11.2%2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy118.1 MW20.5 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy23.5%82.6%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy0.3%0.7%2025/2024
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy0%0%2025/2024
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy30.9%35.4%2025/2024
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy68.7%63.8%2025/2024
Electricity DemandEnergy39 TWh22 TWh2025/2024
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy456 gCO₂/kWh469 gCO₂/kWh2025/2024
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy2,343 kWh3,075 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.57 t0.7 t2024
Renewable Electricity OutputClimate22.2%34.9%2021
Forest AreaClimate23.2%35.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate11.6%7.9%2025
Freshwater WithdrawalsClimate5.6%4.8%2022
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate65.7 µg/m³28.1 µg/m³2023

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Frequently asked questions

Does Nigeria or Ghana have the larger economy?

Nigeria has the larger economy: $377.37B for Nigeria versus $118.29B for Ghana (GDP, current US$).

How do Nigeria and Ghana compare across indicators?

This page compares Nigeria and Ghana on 203 indicators — economy, demographics, health, governance and more — each with its latest value, source, and a link to the full 54-country ranking.

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