What is the difference in gdp per capita between Nigeria and Senegal?

135,140 current LCU, with Nigeria ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

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

Nigeria vs Senegal: GDP per capita

Nigeria

1.19 million current LCU

in 2024

Senegal

1.06 million current LCU

in 2024

Nigeria rank

42nd

Senegal rank

45th

GDP per capita over time

Nigeria
Senegal

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1.19 million current LCU against 1.06 million current LCU in Senegal, a difference of 135,140 current LCU.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Senegal ahead.

Nigeria ranks 42nd and Senegal ranks 45th of 208 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	347.18 current LCU	109,658 current LCU	109,311 current LCU	Senegal
1980s	2,343 current LCU	234,866 current LCU	232,523 current LCU	Senegal
1990s	23,460 current LCU	327,038 current LCU	303,579 current LCU	Senegal
2000s	154,393 current LCU	517,439 current LCU	363,046 current LCU	Senegal
2010s	496,193 current LCU	723,255 current LCU	227,062 current LCU	Senegal
2020s	930,942 current LCU	959,287 current LCU	28,345 current LCU	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Nigeria or Senegal?: Nigeria, at 1.19 million current LCU against 1.06 million current LCU in Senegal as of 2024.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Nigeria and Senegal?: 135,140 current LCU, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Senegal?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Senegal rank globally for gdp per capita?: Nigeria ranks 42nd and Senegal ranks 45th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as GDP per capita (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: GDP per capita (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