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Nigeria

Official language: English
Currency: Nigerian Naira
Capital City: Abuja
Area: 923768km²
Subregional membership(s): West Africa, Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS), B5, Oil producing economies, Sub-Saharan Africa, Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) , Petroleum Exporters, OPEC Members

200963.6K

₂₀₁₉

Mid-year population

375.8B

₂₀₁₇

GDP at current prices, USD

100.2

₂₀₁₇

Under five mortality rate

84.7

₂₀₁₆

Primary enrolment ratio

Population and migration

United Nations Population Division, United Nations Population Fund

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Average annual population growth rate - Total (%)	21.44	21.36	21.28	21.12	20.96	20.80	20.64	20.40	20.24
Average annual population growth rate - Urban (%)	37.28	37.28	37.28	34.40	34.40	34.40
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years)	420.6	424.3	428.1	431.8	435.3	438.7	441.9	445.0	447.8
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years)	408.2	411.5	415.0	418.3	421.6	424.7	427.6	430.3	432.8
Life expectancy at birth - Total (years)	414.3	417.8	421.4	424.9	428.3	431.6	434.6	437.5	440.2
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 0-4 (%)				141.60		142.56
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 10-14 (%)				84.96		89.68
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 15-19 (%)				61.60		66.80
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 20-24 (%)				52.56		56.80
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 25-29 (%)				46.16		49.76
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 30-34 (%)				48.40		44.72
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 35-39 (%)				54.40		46.56
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 40-44 (%)				54.08		47.84
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 45-49 (%)				44.96		43.44
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 5-9 (%)				123.04		115.36
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 50-54 (%)				32.56		33.76
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 55-59 (%)				21.92		23.84
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 60-64 (%)				14.48		16.00
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 65+ (%)				19.44		22.80
Population - Female (%)	395.20	395.12	394.96	394.88	394.80	394.72	394.72	394.64	394.56
Population - Female (thousands)	660,875	678,635	696,799	715,335	734,231	753,487	773,096	793,054
Population - Male (%)	404.80	404.88	405.04	405.12	405.20	405.28	405.28	405.36	405.44
Population - Male (thousands)	676,955	695,492	714,440	733,765	753,451	773,499	793,902	814,655
Population - Total (thousands)	1,337,830	1,374,127	1,411,239	1,449,100	1,487,682	1,526,986	1,566,997	1,607,709
Population - Urban (%)	361.60	368.80	376.00	382.40	389.60	396.00	402.40	409.60
Population - Urban (%)	361.60	368.80	376.00	382.40	389.60	396.00
Population - Urban (thousands)	605,560	633,952	663,240	693,384	724,368	756,200
Total fertility rate (per woman)	46.1	45.7	45.2	44.7	44.2	43.7	43.1	42.6	42.0

Health

United Nations Statistics Division, World Health Organization

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 adolescent women aged 15-19 - Female (per 1,000 population)			1,160
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births)	6,552	6,568	6,560	6,512
Percentage of children under-five and underweight (%)		248.00
Percentage of mothers provided at least one antenatal care - Total (%)	488.00	488.00	488.00
Prevalence of undernourishment (%)	50.40	52.00	53.60	56.00
Prevalence of underweight children under-five years of age - Total (%)		248.00
Proportion of 1 year-old children immunised against measles (%)	296.00	472.00
Proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption (%)	50.40	52.00	53.60	56.00
Proportion of population using improved drinking water source - Total (%)	528.00	536.00	544.00	552.00
Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities - Total (%)	240.00	240.00	232.00	232.00
Under-five mortality rate (Per 1,000 live births)	967.2	932.8	900.0	870.4

Education

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Statistics Division, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Adult literacy rate - Female (%)				397.44
Adult literacy rate - Male (%)				553.52
Adult literacy rate - Total (%)				476.56
Gender parity index of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained (ratio)
Gender parity index of teachers in primary education who are trained (ratio)
Gender parity index of teachers in upper secondary education who are trained (ratio)
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Female (%)	726.40	742.72	715.04		657.44
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Male (%)	745.84	762.00	725.68		697.04
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Total (%)	736.32	752.56	720.48		677.60
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Female (%)	359.44	427.92	343.84	357.20	318.40
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Male (%)	394.56	470.24	385.04	390.40	352.64
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Total (%)	377.28	449.44	364.80	374.08	335.84
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Female (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Male (%)
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Total (%)
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Female (%)
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Male (%)
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Total (%)
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Total (%)				582.32
Mean years of schooling - Total (years)	45.6	47.2	47.2
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Female (%)
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Total (%)
Primary school enrollment - Female (number)	96,052,272	101,257,528	100,363,264		97,241,928
Primary school enrollment - Male (number)	102,526,720	108,082,832	106,046,312		107,487,520
Primary school enrollment - Total (number)	198,578,992	209,340,360	206,409,576		204,729,448
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary education - Total (rate)
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary education - Total (rate)
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary education - Total (rate)
Ratio of girls to boys in primary education (ratio)
Ratio of girls to boys in secondary education (ratio)
Ratio of girls to boys in tertiary education (ratio)
Ratio of school attendance rate of orphans to school attendance rate of non orphans (%)		9.84
School life Expectancy in Primary - Female (years)	43.6	45.3	43.8		40.2
School life Expectancy in Primary - Male (years)	44.7	46.6	44.6		42.7
School life Expectancy in Primary - Total (years)	44.2	46.0	44.2		41.5
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Female (years)	21.6	25.9	20.9	21.7	19.4
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Male (years)	23.7	28.5	23.4	23.7	21.4
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Total (years)	22.6	27.2	22.2	22.7	20.4
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Female (years)
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Male (years)
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Total (years)
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Female (%)
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Male (%)
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Total (%)

National accounts

United Nations Statistics Division

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - current USD (billions)	3,688	4,120	4,548	3,957	3,237	3,006
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - National Currency (billions)	580,797	648,080	721,096	761,422	820,603	919,253

Prices

Economic Commission for Africa, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Consumer price index, All item, 2010=100	995.04	1,079	1,166	1,272	1,471	1,714	1,921	2,140	2,424
Inflation rate (percentage change of CPI over same period of previous year)	97.76	67.84	64.48	72.08	125.44	132.16	96.72	91.20
inflation rate: end of period price indices percentage change over previous year	95.84	63.44	63.60	76.64	148.56	122.80	91.52	95.84	126.00
Inflation, average, percentage change over previous period	97.76	67.84	64.48	72.08	125.44	132.16	96.72	91.20	106.00
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (%)	95.84	63.68	63.84	76.40	148.40	128.00
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (index)	1,128	1,218	1,316	1,441	1,708	1,982

Energy

African Union Commission, United Nations Statistics Division, U.S. Energy Information Administration

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)	201,272	187,896	195,512	199,816	204,544	209,560
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)	201,272	187,896
Electricity - total biofuels and waste production (Giga watt hours)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Electricity - total fossil fules production (Giga watt hours)	160,673	188,456	200,352	205,664	202,488	205,984
Electricity - total fossil fules production (Giga watt hours)	125,816	147,784
Electricity - total hydro production (Giga watt hours)	42,454	42,608	42,768	45,744	44,656	47,464
Electricity - total hydro production (Giga watt hours)	45,272	42,608
Electricity - total Solar wind tide wave production (Giga watt hours)	0	0	592	621.2	680.08
Electricity - total thermal production (Giga watt hours)	215,256	213,576	203,264	213,360	238,336
Oil - Consumption (metric tons)	89,288	86,936	78,744	87,808	93,576	99,824
Total electricity installed capacity - kilowatt hours (thousands)	72,234	79,594	84,136	84,144	84,152
Total electricity installed capacity - kilowatt hours (thousands)	71.3	78.7	83.2	83.5	99.1	100.3	98.4
Total electricity production (Giga watt hours)	203,127	231,064	243,712	252,032	258,432	265,224
Total electricity production (Giga watt hours)	229,648	231,688

Tourism

World Bank, World Tourism Organization, World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC)

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
International tourism expenditures - current USD (millions)	73,920	73,216	72,544	73,648	36,088
International tourism receipts (% of total exports)	5.2	4.96	5.76	7.52	22.64
International tourism receipts - current USD (millions)	5,104	4,928	4,840	3,688	8,704	20,920	15,816
International tourism, number of arrivals - Total (thousands)	3,888	4,800
International tourism, number of arrivals - Total (thousands)	37,384	32,304	38,424	48,136	42,120
Total contribution to employment, tourism (%)	28.48	32.00	32.72	31.44		38.40
Total contribution to GDP, tourism (%)	30.32	34.08	34.80	33.44		40.80

Transport

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Paved Road (% of total) (%)
Total length of railways (kilometre)	28,224	28,224	28,224	28,224

Information society

United Nations Statistics Division, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (%)	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08
Fixed telephone lines (per 100 inhabitants) (%)	2.00	1.68	0.80	0.80	0.64	0.56	0.56
Internet users per 100 inhabitants (%)	128.80	152.80	168.00	288.00	205.36	59.76
Mobile telephone subscribers (number)	902,222,280	1,017,968,736	1,111,682,560	1,206,640,712	1,234,737,344	1,159,361,360
Mobile telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) (%)	539.52	592.64	630.16	666.16	664.00	607.36	705.44
Number of fixed Internet broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (thousands)	114.2	120.4	125.9	125.5
Proportion of individuals using the Internet (%)	262.40	304.00	341.44	379.52
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%)	646.80	729.20	795.12
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%)			240.00	532.80
Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network (%)			160.00	280.00
Total official development assistance for biodiversity, by recipient - current USD (billions)	223.6	182.7	733.8	1,396

International trade

International Road Federation, World Bank

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021

Banking, insurance, financial statistics

International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Statistics Division

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Deposit rate (%) (%)	67.28	63.60	74.72	73.20
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)	1,260	1,258	1,268	1,540
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)	1,260	1,258	1,268	1,540	2,028	2,446	2,449	2,455
Interest rate - Lending (%)	134.32	133.76	132.40	134.80

Government finance fiscal and public sector statistics

World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Debt service ratio - Per export (ratio)	10.7	3.9	42.6	22.8	50.5	54.6
Net ODA (% of GNI) (%)
Net ODA - current USD (millions)	15,329	20,126	19,829	19,452	19,986	26,870
Net ODA - Per capita (current USD)	91.6	117.12	112.4	107.36	107.44	140.8
Total external debt - as % of GDP (%)	141.60	148.72	140.32	162.64	187.28	202.72	227.36	240.40

Balance of payments

International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Economic Commission for Africa

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Capital Account net - current USD (billions)
Compensation of employees - current USD (millions)	1,444	1,518	1,586	1,777	1,529	1,880
Current account balance - as % of GDP (%)	30.16	29.60	1.28	-25.52	5.36	19.76
Current account balance - current USD (millions)	138,995	152,392	7,301	-128,153.3	21,709	83,050
Errors and omissions - current USD (millions)	-39,987.8	-213,879.2	-114,328.2
Financial Account net - current USD (millions)	99,007	-61,486.9	-104,181.5
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, current USD (millions)	57,019	44,868	37,551	24,513	35,590	28,024
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, current USD (millions)	610,952	655,819	693,370	717,883	753,473
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, current USD (millions)	12,341	9,900	12,914	11,482	10,440	10,289
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, current USD (millions)	59,257	69,157	82,072	93,553	103,993
Portfolio Investment (Net) - current USD (millions)	-119,939.7	-82,567.7	-14,629.6
Primary income (Net) - current USD (millions)	-176,683.7	-204,165.0	-151,916.9	-104,391.5	-68,870.7	-91,937.7
Secondary income (Net) - current USD (millions)	174,481	174,436	173,822	165,375	158,951	175,675
Services Balance - current USD (millions)	-172,326.6	-155,254.0	-181,684.8	-135,370.0	-64,066.4	-105,698.2
Trade balance - as % of GDP (%)			48.00
Trade balance - current USD (millions)	313,523	337,375	167,081	-53,766.6	-4,305.1	105,011
Workers remittances (Net) - current USD (millions)	162,708	164,640	164,749

Environment

United Nations Statistics Division, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Indicator	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Carbon Dioxide Emission - metric tons (thousands)
CO2 emissions, total, per capita and per $1 GDP (PPP) (Kilograms)
Consumption of ozone-depleting CFCs in ODP (metric tons)	3,627	2,676
Energy use (Kg oil equivalent) per $1,000 (PPP) GDP (per 1,000 population)
Forest Area as % of Land Area (%)				61.60
Land area covered by forest (%)

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