Nigeria vs Russia

Nigeria vs Russia: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 23% a year in Nigeria and 8.7% a year in Russia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 14.3 percentage points, or 2.65 times that in Russia.

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% a year · IMF

Nigeria vs Russia: InflationInflation in 2025: 23% a year in Nigeria and 8.7% a year in Russia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 14.3 percentage points, or 2.65 times that in Russia.
NigeriaRussiaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Nigeria has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Russia.
  • In 2025, Nigeria ranked 10 and Russia ranked 22 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Nigeria at 10% a year and Russia at 4% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearNigeriaRussia
2025238.7
202433.28.4
202324.75.9
202218.913.8
2021176.7
202013.33.4
201911.44.5
201812.12.9
201716.53.7
201615.77
2015915.5
201487.8
20138.56.8
201212.25.1
201110.88.4
201013.76.8
200912.511.7
200811.614.1
20075.49
20068.29.7
200517.912.7
20041510.9
20031413.7
200212.915.8
200118.921.5
20006.920.8
19996.685.8
19987.927.7
199710.714.8
199629.347.8
1995–197.3
1994–307.5
1993–874.3
1992–1,569
1991–135.6
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearNigeriaRussia
202615.66.1
202714.74.8
202813.34
202911.54
203010.54
2031104

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
  • 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 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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