Poverty & Inequality in Nigeria 94 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Nigeria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys 2025 down 33.3% 76th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person 2025 down 46.5% 141st Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP 2025 up 13.0% 120th Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.48 live births per woman 2023 down 21.3% 16th Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,558 kg per hectare 2024 up 0.2% 142nd Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 128.0% 151st Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.607 % change on previous year 2024 down 96.9% 85th Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 7.17 2007 up 0.6% 171st Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.2% 2007 up 0.6% 171st Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2007 down 27.4% 165th Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -12.17 % change on previous year 2007 down 144.3% 175th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -33.33 % change on previous year 2025 down 166.7% 130th Gender Inequality Index 0.677 2023 unchanged 2nd Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 10.6% 2023 up 24.0% 165th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.2807 2023 down 8.5% 1st Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.2807 2023 down 8.5% 1st Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2825 2023 down 9.0% 2nd Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 41.8% 2022 up 11.8% 11th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 13.0% 2022 up 14.0% 11th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 64.0% 2022 up 10.9% 11th Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 92.9% 2022 up 5.1% 9th Prosperity gap 9.8 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2022 up 8.9% 11th Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1863 2023 down 2.4% 126th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 24.6% 2022 up 12.3% 11th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 41.8% 2022 up 3.7% 11th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 53.2% 2022 up 9.0% 9th Population living in slums 48.5% 2022 down 17.8% 39th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index 0.379 2023 up 14.8% 133rd Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.379 2023 up 14.8% 133rd Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.379 2023 up 14.8% 133rd Proportion of population below international poverty line 41.8% 2022 up 11.8% 12th Three metrics of inequality 53.79 2022 down 1.3% 64th Gini coefficient (before tax) 0.5379 2022 down 1.3% 64th Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 43.67 2023 down 36.7% 129th Income share held by second 20% 12.0% 2022 up 5.3% 62nd Income share held by third 20% 16.4% 2022 up 3.1% 61st Income share held by fourth 20% 22.6% 2022 down 0.9% 31st Income share held by highest 20% 41.6% 2022 down 2.8% 63rd Income share held by highest 10% 26.3% 2022 down 1.1% 63rd Income share held by lowest 10% 3.0% 2022 up 3.4% 48th Income share held by lowest 20% 7.5% 2022 up 5.6% 53rd Gini index 33.9 2022 down 4.5% 62nd Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 11.3% 2022 down 11.0% 64th Total shortfall from extreme poverty 32.19 billion international-$ in 2021 prices 2022 up 44.3% 1st Poverty gap index at $3 a day 13.0% 2022 up 13.8% 11th Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 0.3579 2024 up 316.7% 60th Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank 0.5316 2022 up 1.0% 47th Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax 0.5316 2022 up 1.0% 47th Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants 0.4% 2024 up 300.0% 56th Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data 5,271 2017 up 57.4% 114th Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) 42.4% 2022 up 0.4% 63rd Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) 12.3% 2022 up 20.6% 76th Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social 7.0% 2013 up 120.5% 100th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 41.8% 2022 up 11.7% 11th Income inequality vs. GDP per capita 0.3389 2022 down 4.6% 59th Total population living in extreme poverty by world region 94.73 million people 2022 up 41.6% 1st Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day 41.8% 2022 up 11.7% 11th How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? 41.8% 2022 up 11.7% 11th Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index 41.8% 2022 up 11.7% 11th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 8.89 million people 2022 down 29.2% 51st Page 1 of 2 Next →