Gini index in Nigeria

The Gini index for Nigeria was 33.9 (0 to 100) in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1985.

Measure: Gini index (World Bank) Unit: Gini index, 0 to 100 Data: 1985 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Nigeria, 2022 33.9 Gini index, 0 to 100
Change from 2018 −1.2points 2018: 35.1 (0 to 100)

Gini index in Nigeria over time

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Gini index, 0 to 100. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Gini index (World Bank) (Gini index, 0 to 100), 2003 to 2022
Period Nigeria
2022 33.9 (0 to 100)
2018 35.1 (0 to 100)
2015 35.9 (0 to 100)
2012 35.5 (0 to 100)
2010 35.7 (0 to 100)
2003 40.1 (0 to 100)

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • The previous available figure was 35.1 (0 to 100) in 2018, a change of −1.2 points.
  • Since 1985, when it was 38.7 (0 to 100), the figure has changed by −4.8 points.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SI.POV.GINI · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1985 to 2022 for Nigeria
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform