What is the difference in gdp between Nigeria and Uganda?

74.77 trillion current LCU, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uganda?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as GDP (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Uganda: GDP

Nigeria

277.49 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Uganda

202.72 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Nigeria rank

16th

Uganda rank

19th

GDP over time

Nigeria
Uganda

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 277.49 trillion current LCU against 202.72 trillion current LCU in Uganda, a difference of 74.77 trillion current LCU.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 16th and Uganda ranks 19th of 208 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1970s	22.63 billion current LCU	293.50 million current LCU	22.34 billion current LCU	Nigeria
1980s	202.43 billion current LCU	149.37 billion current LCU	53.06 billion current LCU	Nigeria
1990s	2.69 trillion current LCU	4.81 trillion current LCU	2.12 trillion current LCU	Uganda
2000s	23.01 trillion current LCU	18.67 trillion current LCU	4.33 trillion current LCU	Nigeria
2010s	94.86 trillion current LCU	89.96 trillion current LCU	4.90 trillion current LCU	Nigeria
2020s	208.92 trillion current LCU	167.30 trillion current LCU	41.63 trillion current LCU	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp, Nigeria or Uganda?: Nigeria, at 277.49 trillion current LCU against 202.72 trillion current LCU in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in gdp between Nigeria and Uganda?: 74.77 trillion current LCU, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uganda?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Uganda rank globally for gdp?: Nigeria ranks 16th and Uganda ranks 19th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as GDP (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: GDP (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 211 places, 10,385 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 16 August 2026

February 2026 Data Release