However, the IMF projects a gradual improvement in Nigeria’s GDP per capita, expecting it to rise to $940.2 by 2026, $1,001.3 by 2029, and $1,047.08 by 2030. This is not good enough.

Up until 1980, per capita income did not exceed $880. It rose to $2187 in 1981 and dropped to $1844 in 1982. In 2014, after rebasing, it reached an all-time high of $3,200.

Analysis - Recently, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, the outgoing president of the African Development Bank, AfDB, stirred the hornet's nest when he said Nigeria's GDP per capita was $1,847 in 1960 but $824 ...

Nigeria is the 12th poorest country by gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in 2025 in the world based on data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to a report published by ...

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita stands as a fundamental metric in the realm of economics, offering invaluable insights into the economic health and well-being of a nation's population.

The World Bank’s Country Director for Nigeria, Shubham Chaudhuri says the country’s per capita income is at the same level as 1981. Speaking on Monday during a panel session at the 27th ...

GDP per capita, on the other hand, is what you get when you divide a country’s GDP by its total population. It is like dividing a household’s total income by the number of people in the household.

Nigeria’s GDP improves by 3.52% in Q4 2022 - NBS. C Chinedu Okafor An important economic metric that measures the average income of a nation's population is its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per ...