Nigeria vs United States

Nigeria vs United States: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: 4% a year in Nigeria and 2.3% a year in United States, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 1.7 percentage points, or 1.71 times that in United States.

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% a year · IMF

Nigeria vs United States: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: 4% a year in Nigeria and 2.3% a year in United States, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Nigeria, by 1.7 percentage points, or 1.71 times that in United States.
NigeriaUnited StatesIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Nigeria has been higher since 2022, when it overtook United States.
  • In 2025, Nigeria ranked 52 and United States ranked 97 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Nigeria at 4.2% a year and United States at 1.8% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearNigeriaUnited States
202542.3
20244.13
20233.32.9
20224.32.4
20211.16.3
2020-6.4-2.1
20192.22.6
20181.93
20170.82.5
2016-1.61.8
20152.72.9
20146.32.5
20135.42.1
20124.32.3
20114.91.6
201011.32.7
20098.4-2.6
20087.20.1
20077.32
20066.72.8
200573.5
200410.43.8
20039.52.8
200214.61.7
20016.71
20005.54.1
19990.54.8
19982.54.5
19972.94.4
19964.13.8
19951.92.7
19940.34
19931.62.8
19922.23.5
1991-0.6-0.1
1990–1.9
1989–3.7
1988–4.2
1987–3.5
1986–3.5
1985–4.2
1984–7.2
1983–4.6
1982–-1.8
1981–2.5
1980–-0.3
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearNigeriaUnited States
20264.22.3
20274.32.3
20284.12.1
20294.21.9
20304.21.8
20314.21.8

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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