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GDP growth rate in Nigeria

Latest: 4.0%
Previous: 4.1%
Change: -0.06 (-1.4%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

GDP growth rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Projection Dashed values are International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook database projections, not observed data.

Observations for GDP growth rate in Nigeria
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	-4.3%
Dec 31, 1967	-15.7%
Dec 31, 1968	-1.2%
Dec 31, 1969	24.2%
Dec 31, 1970	25.0%
Dec 31, 1971	14.2%
Dec 31, 1972	3.4%
Dec 31, 1973	5.4%
Dec 31, 1974	11.2%
Dec 31, 1975	-5.2%
Dec 31, 1976	9.0%
Dec 31, 1977	6.0%
Dec 31, 1978	-5.8%
Dec 31, 1979	6.8%
Dec 31, 1980	4.2%
Dec 31, 1981	-13.1%
Dec 31, 1982	-6.8%
Dec 31, 1983	-10.9%
Dec 31, 1984	-1.1%
Dec 31, 1985	5.9%
Dec 31, 1986	0.1%
Dec 31, 1987	3.2%
Dec 31, 1988	7.3%
Dec 31, 1989	1.9%
Dec 31, 1990	11.8%
Dec 31, 1991	0.4%
Dec 31, 1992	4.6%
Dec 31, 1993	-2.0%
Dec 31, 1994	-1.8%
Dec 31, 1995	-0.1%
Dec 31, 1996	4.2%
Dec 31, 1997	2.9%
Dec 31, 1998	2.6%
Dec 31, 1999	0.6%
Dec 31, 2000	5.0%
Dec 31, 2001	5.9%
Dec 31, 2002	15.3%
Dec 31, 2003	7.3%
Dec 31, 2004	9.3%
Dec 31, 2005	6.4%
Dec 31, 2006	6.1%
Dec 31, 2007	6.6%
Dec 31, 2008	6.8%
Dec 31, 2009	8.0%
Dec 31, 2010	8.0%
Dec 31, 2011	5.3%
Dec 31, 2012	4.2%
Dec 31, 2013	6.7%
Dec 31, 2014	6.3%
Dec 31, 2015	2.7%
Dec 31, 2016	-1.6%
Dec 31, 2017	0.8%
Dec 31, 2018	1.9%
Dec 31, 2019	2.2%
Dec 31, 2020	-6.4%
Dec 31, 2021	1.1%
Dec 31, 2022	4.3%
Dec 31, 2023	3.3%
Dec 31, 2024	4.1%
Dec 31, 2025	4.0%

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