Real GDP growth in Nigeria
Real GDP in Nigeria changed by 4.0% in 2025.
Nigeria, 2025
4.0%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
World, 2025
2.9%
Position in 2025
71st of 186
Real GDP growth in Nigeria over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Nigeria | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.0% | 2.9% |
| 2024 | 4.1% | 2.9% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | 2.9% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | 3.4% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | 6.5% |
| 2020 | -6.4% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | 2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | 3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | 3.4% |
| 2016 | -1.6% | 2.8% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | 3.1% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | 3.2% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | 2.9% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | 2.7% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | 3.3% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | 4.5% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | 2.1% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | 4.4% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | 4.5% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | 4.1% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | 4.5% |
| 2003 | 7.3% | 3.1% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | 2.3% |
| 2001 | 5.9% | 2.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 4.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 2.7%, the figure has changed by +1.4 percentage points.
- Among the 186 countries with data for 2025, Nigeria has the 71st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 2.9%.