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Nigeria vs Zimbabwe: GDP per person employed

Nigeria
17,120 constant 2021 PPP $
in 2025
Zimbabwe
15,074 constant 2021 PPP $
in 2025
Nigeria rank
139th
Zimbabwe rank
141st

GDP per person employed over time

  • Nigeria
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 17,120 constant 2021 PPP $ against 15,074 constant 2021 PPP $ in Zimbabwe, a difference of 2,046 constant 2021 PPP $.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Globally, Nigeria ranks 139th and Zimbabwe ranks 141st of 177 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $)
Unit
constant 2021 PPP $
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat,
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
224 places, 7,764 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 2021 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.