GNI (current LCU), per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: GNI (current LCU), per capita was 1.15 million current LCU per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
GNI (current LCU), per capita in Nigeria, 2008–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 1.15 million current LCU per person for gni (current lcu), per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.3% on the previous year and up 145.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni (current lcu), per capita in Nigeria peaked at 1.15 million current LCU per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 242,207 current LCU per person, in 2008.
Nigeria ranks 42nd of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
GNI (current LCU), per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 242,207 current LCU per person | — |
| 2009 | 254,960 current LCU per person | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 310,151 current LCU per person | +21.6% |
| 2011 | 347,972 current LCU per person | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 390,914 current LCU per person | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 425,313 current LCU per person | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 468,694 current LCU per person | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 486,304 current LCU per person | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 516,711 current LCU per person | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 561,020 current LCU per person | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 613,075 current LCU per person | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 681,797 current LCU per person | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 712,868 current LCU per person | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 790,042 current LCU per person | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 882,402 current LCU per person | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 997,780 current LCU per person | +13.1% |
| 2024 | 1.15 million current LCU per person | +15.3% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 1.15 million current LCU per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 224,854 current LCU per person, 5.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 1.15 million current LCU per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 599,006 current LCU per person, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 248,584 current LCU per person | 242,207 current LCU per person | 254,960 current LCU per person | 2 |
| 2010s | 480,195 current LCU per person | 310,151 current LCU per person | 681,797 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 906,714 current LCU per person | 712,868 current LCU per person | 1.15 million current LCU per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 39 Serbia 1.37 million current LCU per person compare
- 40 Sri Lanka 1.33 million current LCU per person compare
- 41 Rwanda 1.29 million current LCU per person compare
- 43 Jamaica 1.07 million current LCU per person compare
- 44 Albania 1.06 million current LCU per person compare
- 45 Cameroon 1.05 million current LCU per person compare
More population data for Nigeria
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0306 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.23 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0306 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1509 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 377,460 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.22 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5063 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Population density 523.46 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 32.05 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gni (current lcu), per capita in Nigeria?
- Gni (current lcu), per capita in Nigeria was 1.15 million current LCU per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gni (current lcu), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 million current LCU per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gni (current lcu), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 242,207 current LCU per person in 2008.
- How does Nigeria rank for gni (current lcu), per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 42nd out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gni (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 145.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GNI (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GNI (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.
GNI (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GNI UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
GNI (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.