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Nigeria GDP per Capita

$1,594as of 2026Estimate · year in progress+30.2% vs 2025

GDP per Capita is measured in current U.S. dollars. Changes in the NGN/USD exchange rate can affect the dollar value; this chart does not separate those effects.

Gross domestic product divided by mid-year population, in current US dollars. Source: IMF Macro-Financial Indicators. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2026 · IMF

History

most recent 12 periods · IMF
PeriodGDP per Capita
2026$1,594
2025$1,224
2024$1,084
2023$2,139
2022$2,899
2021$2,787
2020$2,797
2019$3,190
2018$2,058
2017$1,876
2016$2,070
2015$2,586

GDP per Capita across Africa

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CountryGDP per CapitaPeriod
Kenya$2,7852026
South Africa$7,6592026
Egypt$4,0242026
Ghana$3,6042026
Ethiopia$1,1312026
Tanzania$1,3252026

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