Nigeria

GDP growth in Nigeria

GDP growth in Nigeria: -0.6% a year in 1991 and 4% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
4% a year
Since 1991
+4.6 percentage points
Rank, 2025
52 of 143
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
4.2% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

GDP growth in NigeriaGDP growth in Nigeria: -0.6% a year in 1991 and 4% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 4.2% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 4.2% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 14.6% a year in 2002, the lowest -6.4% a year in 2020.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearNigeria
20254
20244.1
20233.3
20224.3
20211.1
2020-6.4
20192.2
20181.9
20170.8
2016-1.6
20152.7
20146.3
20135.4
20124.3
20114.9
201011.3
20098.4
20087.2
20077.3
20066.7
20057
200410.4
20039.5
200214.6
20016.7
20005.5
19990.5
19982.5
19972.9
19964.1
19951.9
19940.3
19931.6
19922.2
1991-0.6
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearNigeria
20264.2
20274.3
20284.1
20294.2
20304.2
20314.2

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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