Nigeria — Economy, Markets & Global Data

Nigeria (NG) is covered on EconEarth’s interactive globe with economy, market, and country data drawn from the same dataset used in the live app.

Africa's most populous country and a major oil producer, with a restless fintech and trade scene in Lagos. Oil still dominates official foreign exchange, which is why naira crises keep returning. Power shortages, weak institutions and inflation have held living standards back relative to the country's size.

Region: Africa. Population: 223M (rank #6). GDP: $500.0 billion. GDP per capita: $1,556 (2026, IMF). GDP growth: +2.9%. Inflation: +27.3%. Policy rate: 18.75%. Currency: NGN. Equity market cap: $60.0 billion.

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Currency: NGN

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