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Nigeria

Africa · Capital: Abuja · Currency: Nigerian naira (NGN)

Nigeria is a country in Africa, with its capital at Abuja. It has a GDP of $252.26B (2024), a population of 237.5M (2025), a GDP per capita of $1,084.

GDP
$252.26B

2024 · #54 of 200

GDP per capita
$1,084

2024 · #181 of 200

Population
237.5M

2025 · #6 of 216

GDP per capita (PPP)
$9,532

2025 · #129 of 185

Economy

GDP
$252.26B2024 · #54
GDP per capita
$1,0842024 · #181
GDP growth
4.07%2024 · #68
Inflation
33.24%2024 · #169
Unemployment
3.06%2025 · #44
Population
237.5M2025 · #6
GDP (PPP)
$2.26T2025 · #19
GDP per capita (PPP)
$9,5322025 · #129
Gini index
33.92022 · #70
Government debt
32.3%2026 · #41

People

Median age
19.3 yrs2024 · #209
Fertility rate
4.4 children/woman2024 · #15
Urbanization
63.8%2025 · #112
Net migration
−15,258/yr2025 · #164
Life expectancy
54.6 yrs2024 · #216
HDI
0.5602023 · #164
Homicide rate
15.7 per 100k2023 · #156

Money

Corporate tax
30%2024 · #27
Top income tax
24%2024 · #116

Figures

Internet users
41.2%2024 · #153
CO₂ per capita
0.6 t2024 · #158
Area
923,768 km²#33
Population density
257 /km²2025 · #51
McDonald's
02024
Unicorn startups
42026-03 · #29
Billionaires
42026 · #50
Passport power
44 destinations2026 · #180
Corruption index
26/1002024 · #141
Military spending
0.6%2024 · #136
Renewable energy
80.3%2021 · #16

Globenomics Company Index

The largest companies headquartered in Nigeria.

  1. 1OandoPetroleum industryRevenue · 2013 · ~$2.86B
  2. 2Access BankBank28,121 employees
  3. 3Nigerian Postal ServiceMail12,000 employees
  4. 4Nigerian Railway Corporation6,516 employees
  5. 5Stanbic IBTC HoldingsFinancial services4,200 employees