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

46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Türkiye: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita

Nigeria

228,214 current LCU per person

in 2025

Türkiye

235,654 current LCU per person

in 2025

Nigeria rank

48th

Türkiye rank

47th

General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time

Nigeria
Türkiye

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 235,654 current LCU per person against 228,214 current LCU per person in Nigeria, a difference of 7,440 current LCU per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Türkiye ahead.

Nigeria ranks 48th and Türkiye ranks 47th of 195 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0 current LCU per person	0 current LCU per person	0 current LCU per person	—
1990s	3,714 current LCU per person	0 current LCU per person	3,714 current LCU per person	Nigeria
2000s	26,228 current LCU per person	3,159 current LCU per person	23,069 current LCU per person	Nigeria
2010s	65,154 current LCU per person	10,390 current LCU per person	54,763 current LCU per person	Nigeria
2020s	147,989 current LCU per person	100,884 current LCU per person	47,105 current LCU per person	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Nigeria or Türkiye?: Türkiye, at 235,654 current LCU per person against 228,214 current LCU per person in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Nigeria and Türkiye?: 7,440 current LCU per person, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Türkiye?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Türkiye rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?: Nigeria ranks 48th and Türkiye ranks 47th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Unit: current LCU per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 195 places, 8,943 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed: 26 August 2026

General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.