Nigeria vs Russia

Nigeria vs Russia: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: 4% a year in Nigeria and 1% a year in Russia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 3 percentage points, or 4.01 times that in Russia.

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% a year · IMF

Nigeria vs Russia: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: 4% a year in Nigeria and 1% a year in Russia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 3 percentage points, or 4.01 times that in Russia.
NigeriaRussiaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Nigeria has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Russia.
  • In 2025, Nigeria ranked 52 and Russia ranked 122 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Nigeria at 4.2% a year and Russia at 1% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearNigeriaRussia
202541
20244.14.9
20233.34.1
20224.3-1.4
20211.15.9
2020-6.4-2.7
20192.22.2
20181.92.8
20170.81.8
2016-1.60.2
20152.7-2
20146.30.7
20135.41.8
20124.34
20114.94
201011.34.5
20098.4-7.8
20087.25.2
20077.38.6
20066.78.2
200576.4
200410.47.1
20039.57.4
200214.64.7
20016.75.1
20005.510.1
19990.56.3
19982.5-5.3
19972.91.4
19964.1-3.6
19951.9-4.1
19940.3-12.7
19931.6-8.7
19922.2–
1991-0.6–
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearNigeriaRussia
20264.20.9
20274.30.9
20284.11
20294.21
20304.21
20314.21

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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