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Nigeria GDP

Animated chart · GDP (current US$) · 1960–2024

$252.3B2024 (latest)
+5,912%since 1960
$668.2Bpeak (2019)
65years of data
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Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD · CC BY 4.0

Nigeria GDP rose from $4.2B in 1960 to $252.3B in 2024 — 5,912% higher over 64 years, a compound 6.6% a year. It peaked at $668.2B back in 2019. The sharpest single-year move was +156% in 1981, against a 73% fall in 1999. Over the past decade it fell 56%.

The data

YearGDP
2024$252.3B
2023$487.4B
2022$647.0B
2021$609.1B
2020$598.6B
2019$668.2B
2018$421.7B
2017$375.7B
2016$404.6B
2015$493.0B
2014$574.2B
2013$520.1B
2012$464.0B
2011$414.5B
2010$367.0B
2009$295.0B
2008$339.5B
2007$278.3B
2006$238.5B
2005$175.7B
2004$135.8B
2003$104.7B
2002$95.1B
2001$73.6B
2000$69.2B
1999$59.1B
1998$218.4B
1997$200.9B
1996$185.7B
1995$140.9B
1994$80.4B
1993$56.7B
1992$52.1B
1991$59.5B
1990$54.0B
1989$44.0B
1988$49.6B
1987$52.7B
1986$54.8B
1985$73.7B
1984$73.5B
1983$97.1B
1982$142.8B
1981$164.5B
1980$64.2B
1979$47.3B
1978$36.5B
1977$36.0B
1976$36.3B
1975$27.8B
1974$24.8B
1973$15.2B
1972$12.3B
1971$9.2B
1970$12.5B
1969$6.6B
1968$5.2B
1967$5.2B
1966$6.4B
1965$5.9B
1964$5.6B
1963$5.2B
1962$4.9B
1961$4.5B
1960$4.2B

Data: World Bank (World Development Indicators), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.CD. Licensed CC BY 4.0.

Frequently asked questions

What is Nigeria's GDP in 2024?
Nigeria's GDP was $252.3B in 2024, from the World Bank's GDP (current US$) series.
How much has Nigeria's GDP grown since 1960?
It rose from $4.2B in 1960 to $252.3B in 2024 — 5,912% higher, about 6.6% a year.
When was Nigeria's GDP at its highest?
It peaked at $668.2B in 2019.
Where does this GDP chart get its data?
The World Bank's World Development Indicators (series NY.GDP.MKTP.CD), licensed CC BY 4.0. Kitegraph charts it and lets you export an animated video.