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Nigeria

Nigeria reports more, and more often, than most of the continent. Nine of ten datasets here reach 2025; one stops earlier, and this page shows where.

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Where Nigeria ranks in 2024, of 53 · change since 2014
4thGDP$252.3bn3
31stMobile71 per 1005
26thInternet use41.2%11
Last updated 16 Oct 2026 · World Bank · IMF · Central Bank of Nigeria
BeninNigerCameroonAbujaLagos
Four land borders, 853 km of coast. Hover a neighbour to compare.
CapitalAbujaLanguagesEnglishCurrencyNigerian naira · NGNArea923,768 km²

At a glance

237.5 million people, half of them under 18, in an economy of $377.4bn in 2026, growing 4.1% a year.

Nigeria’s economy is measured monthly and its households are measured by census. That split runs through everything below: exchange rates and market prices arrive within days, while access to water and power is estimated years after the fact.

One of the four figures beside this is modelled rather than reported. The page marks which is which everywhere, so a number you cite is a number you can defend.

How current the record is
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Current to 2025To 2024
Population237.5mpeople · Reported · 2025
Median age18.3years · Modelled · 2026
GDP per capita$1,556current US$ · Reported · 2026
Internet use41.2%of population · Reported · 2024
Coverage — ten datasets, ten years

Nine of ten datasets carry a 2025 figure. Climate stops at 2024. Hatching is the absence of a figure, not a low one.

’16’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
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FX rates
Markets
Trade
Government
Policies
Prices
Power
Climate
Humanitarian
ReportedModelledNo figure
/v1/data?country_code=ng
Where exports goTop destinations, 2025
India$5.87bnSpain$4.91bnNetherlands$4.85bn
India takes 38% of the recorded exports.Trade partners recordSources →
Where imports come fromTop origins, 2025
China$13.03bnUnited States$5.58bnIndia$4.34bn
China alone supplies more than United States and India together.Trade partners recordSources →
GDP per capitaCurrent US$, not inflation-adjusted
0$2k$4k20142024$1,084
Reported every year, including the 2024 dip in dollar terms.IMFSources →
InflationAnnual change in consumer prices
0%20%40%2014202433.2%
33.2% in 2024; the decade’s peak was 33.2% in 2024.Central Bank of NigeriaSources →
Remittances receivedUS$ billions, current prices
1520253020142024$22.13bn
Flat over the decade in current prices.World BankSources →
Goods exports by value2025 · top categories
Mineral fuels$48.16bnCocoa$2.37bnFertilisers$2.17bn
Mineral fuels alone is 91% of the recorded top categories; services are excluded here.Trade products recordSources →
Public debtGross central government debt, share of GDP
0%25%50%2014202439.3%
Up 23 points since 2014.IMFSources →
Naira per US dollarAnnual average exchange rate
010002000201420241479.0
Lost 56% of its dollar value in 2024.Central Bank of NigeriaSources →
Access to electricityShare of population with a connection
0501002014202462.5%
Up 8.3 points over the decade.World BankSources →
Under-five mortalityDeaths before age five, per 1,000 live births
10012515020142024115.6
Falling steadily; modelled between census years.WHOSources →
Life expectancy at birthYears
4050602014202454.6 yrs
Rising steadily across the decade.World BankSources →
Mobile subscriptionsPer 100 people · 100 marks parity
60901202014202471
Still below one subscription per person.World BankSources →
Urban populationShare living in urban areas
50%65%80%2014202463.0%
Reported every year the record allows.World BankSources →
Who holds power14 heads of state across 16 terms since 1963, and every office beneath the current one as the record holds it
/v1/government/overview/ng
19632026
The executive as of
Oct 2026Where it stands

Bola Tinubu has held the office of President of Nigeria since May 2023. The record holds six current ministers.

ElectedAppointed
Bola TinubuBola TinubuPresident of Nigeriain office since May 2023
Kashim ShettimaKashim ShettimaVice President of Nigeriain office since May 2023
No third seatno second office is recorded for this date
6 seats confirmed current · 29 recorded for 2025
6Ministersone per portfolio · as the record holds them for this date
DefenceEducationAviationForeign AffairsFederal Capital TerritoryFinance
—Junior ministersjunior ministers for this date are not in the record
No ministers of state, delegates or deputy ministers are in the record for this date — hatching marks what we do not hold.
Outside the chain
1One regional or local office1 government secretary

The record holds one regional and local office for Nigeria — 1 government secretary — as Wikidata records them, not a complete roster. Governors and administrators it does not name are not shown.

Read this first Coverage varies by country and institution. Recorded offices are not a complete government roster. Marked current is a source claim. Missing dates are shown as uncertain. Office groups are classifications. Connections are recorded Wikidata relationships, not verified reporting lines.

Wikidata · offices, terms and their dates as the record classifies them · structure as of 18 Oct 2026 · Portraits: Wikimedia Commons, licences per imageAll offices and people →Data and sources →
Nigeria
The whole table

Nine measures, with the year each one was taken

Reporting periods differ by source
IndicatorLatestYear2014ChangeCertaintySource
Access to electricity62.5%202454.2%+8.3 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Basic drinking water52.3%202442.1%+10.2 ptsReportedUNICEF
Basic sanitation15.7%202411.7%+4.0 ptsReportedUNICEF
Clean cooking fuel28.0%20244.0%+24.0 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Under-five mortality115.62024118.7−3.0 per 1,000ModelledWHO
Life expectancy at birth54.6 yrs202451.9 yrs+2.7 yrsReportedWorld Bank
Urban population63.8%202554.9%+8.9 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Internet use41.2%202421.0%+20.2 ptsReportedWorld Bank
Mobile subscriptions71 / 100202475 / 100−4ReportedWorld Bank

Every indicator we hold for Nigeria

164 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Nigeria. Each opens its own page with the full history, the source and the API request.

Economy
Trade
Development
Demographics
Health
Child Welfare
Education
Food Security
Agriculture
Governance
Humanitarian
Technology
Infrastructure
Energy
Climate

How Nigeria ranks across Africa

Nigeria's position on 163 indicators, among the countries with a recent figure for each. A higher place means a higher value, not a better result. Each links to the full ranking.

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Compare Nigeria with other African countries

The record for every other African country, by region, and side-by-side comparisons where we publish them.

Nigeria compared

Southern Africa

Sources, method & citation

Every figure on this page is traceable to a named publication and a retrieval date. Where we model a value we say so; where no one has reported, we leave it empty.

Upstream sources
World Bank2025
IMF2026
Central Bank of Nigeria2026
UNHCR2025
Sources & methods
Cite this page

Africa API (2026) — “Nigeria: country record”. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026.

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