GDP growth in Nigeria
Nigeria: GDP growth was 4.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Nigeria, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp growth in Nigeria stood at 4.0%.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Nigeria peaked at 25.0% in 1970 and was at its lowest, -15.7%, in 1967.
That places Nigeria 79th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.9% | -15.7% | 24.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.0% | -5.8% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.9% | -13.1% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | -2.0% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 5.0% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | -1.6% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | -6.4% | 4.3% | 6 |
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- 80 United Arab Emirates 4.0% compare
- 81 Malta 4.0% compare
- 82 El Salvador 3.9% compare
More economy & growth data for Nigeria
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1,518 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 35.23 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 23.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 10.36 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 6.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -13.80 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -9.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 1.80 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 1,360 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 427.73 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Nigeria?
- Gdp growth in Nigeria was 4.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 1970.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.7% in 1967.
- How does Nigeria rank for gdp growth?
- Nigeria ranks 79th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.