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Nigeria

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Nigeria is home to 237.5m people (2025) and has an economy of $290.8bn (2025). Output per person of $1,224 is not ranked. The economy grew 4.0% in 2025, and the IMF expects 4.2% in 2026. Inflation was 23.0% in 2025, with too few peers to compare. 62.5% of people have electricity (2024).

The IMF expects Nigeria to grow 4.2% in 2026

Real GDP growth, per cent a year. Open bars are IMF forecasts.

ActualIMF forecast
0.0%1.0%2.0%3.0%4.0%5.0%4.0%20254.2%20264.3%20274.1%2028

Ten years of history are free with a Reader account.

Source: IMF·dotzedw Insights Centre

Farming employs 34% of workers but produces 23% of output

Share of jobs in each broad sector against its share of GDP, latest year. A sector with far more jobs than output has low productivity and room to grow.

Share of jobsShare of GDP
0%20%40%60%Agriculture34%23%11 pts apartIndustry17%16%1 pts apartServices49%58%9 pts apart
Source: World Bank, ILO·dotzedw Insights Centre

Key figures

The bar under each figure places it among the 12 countries of ECOWAS, lowest on the left. Hover for context; select for the data card.

Infrastructure in Nigeria

Power stations sized by capacity, power lines by voltage, ports, airports and mines. Zoom in for streets and buildings; click any symbol for details. The Atlas has every layer.

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Large dams
Dam (area shows reservoir size)
Global Dam Watch v1.0
Ports
Port
Natural Earth
Airports
Airport
Natural Earth
Source: OpenStreetMap and the other sources named in the key·dotzedw Insights Centre

How Nigeria generates electricity

Share of electricity generation by source, latest year.

CoalGasOilWindNuclearBioenergy and otherHydroSolar

No electricity data for Nigeria.

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Source: Ember, Energy Institute· Get the data (Professional)·dotzedw Insights Centre

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Deals and projects

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