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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	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Average annual population growth rate - Total (%)	21.4	21.4	21.4	21.3	21.1	21.0	20.8	20.6	20.4
Average annual population growth rate - Urban (%)	37.3	37.3	37.3	37.3	34.4	34.4	34.4
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years)	417.0	420.6	424.3	428.1	431.8	435.3	438.7	441.9	445.0
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years)	404.8	408.2	411.5	415.0	418.3	421.6	424.7	427.6	430.3
Life expectancy at birth - Total (years)	410.8	414.3	417.8	421.4	424.9	428.3	431.6	434.6	437.5
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 0-4 (%)					141.6		142.6
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 10-14 (%)					85.0		89.7
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 15-19 (%)					61.6		66.8
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 20-24 (%)					52.6		56.8
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 25-29 (%)					46.2		49.8
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 30-34 (%)					48.4		44.7
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 35-39 (%)					54.4		46.6
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 40-44 (%)					54.1		47.8
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 45-49 (%)					45.0		43.4
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 5-9 (%)					123.0		115.4
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 50-54 (%)					32.6		33.8
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 55-59 (%)					21.9		23.8
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 60-64 (%)					14.5		16.0
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 65+ (%)					19.4		22.8
Population - Female (%)	394.9	394.8
Population - Female (thousands)	643,565	660,875	678,635	696,799	715,335	734,231	753,487	773,096	793,054
Population - Male (thousands)	658,876	676,955	695,492	714,440	733,765	753,451	773,499	793,902	814,655
Population - Total (thousands)	1,302,441	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 (%)	355.2	361.6	368.8	376.0	382.4	389.6	396.0	402.4	409.6
Population - Urban (%)	355.2	361.6	368.8	376.0	382.4	389.6	396.0
Population - Urban (thousands)	578,096	605,560	633,952	663,240	693,384	724,368	756,200
Total fertility rate (per woman)	46.4	46.1	45.7	45.2	44.7	44.2	43.7	43.1	42.6

Health

United Nations Statistics Division, World Bank, World Health Organization

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 adolescent women aged 15-19 - Female (per 1,000 population)	976.0			1,160
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births)	6,592	6,552	6,568	6,560	6,512
Neo-natal mortality (Per 1,000 live births)	296.8	291.2	284.8	279.2	273.6	268.0	263.2
Percentage of children under-five and underweight (%)	195.2		248.0
Percentage of mothers provided at least one antenatal care - Total (%)	488.0	488.0	488.0	488.0
Prevalence of undernourishment (%)	49.6	50.4	52.0	53.6	56.0
Prevalence of underweight children under-five years of age - Total (%)	195.2		248.0
Proportion of 1 year-old children immunised against measles (%)	416.0	296.0	472.0
Proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption (%)	49.6	50.4	52.0	53.6	56.0
Proportion of population using improved drinking water source - Total (%)	520.0	528.0	536.0	544.0	552.0
Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities - Total (%)	240.0	240.0	240.0	232.0	232.0
Under-five mortality rate (Per 1,000 live births)	1,004	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	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Adult literacy rate - Female (%)					397.4
Adult literacy rate - Male (%)					553.5
Adult literacy rate - Total (%)					476.6
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 (%)	699.2	726.4	742.7	715.0		657.4
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Male (%)	743.8	745.8	762.0	725.7		697.0
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Total (%)	725.0	736.3	752.6	720.5		677.6
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Female (%)		359.4	427.9	343.8	357.2	318.4
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Male (%)		394.6	470.2	385.0	390.4	352.6
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Total (%)		377.3	449.4	364.8	374.1	335.8
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 (%)					582.3
Mean years of schooling - Total (years)	44.0	45.6	47.2	47.2
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Female (%)
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Total (%)
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 (%)	8.0		9.8
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	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - National Currency (billions)	509,707	580,797	648,080	721,096	761,422	820,603	919,253
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - US dollars (billions)	3,313	3,688	4,120	4,548	3,957	3,237	3,006

Prices

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Inflation, all items (index)	965.76	1,084	1,176	1,270	1,385	1,602	1,864
Inflation, all items - Change (%)	86.6	97.8	67.9	64.4	72.1	125.6	132.0	96.7	90.6
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (%)	82.3	95.8	63.7	63.8	76.4	148.4	128.0
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (index)	1,008	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	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Coal - Consumption, Tonnes (thousands)			0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)		201,272	187,896	195,512	199,816	204,544	209,560
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)	187,576	201,272	187,896
Electricity - total biofuels and waste production (Giga watt hours)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Electricity - total fossil fules production (Giga watt hours)	171,072	160,673	188,456	200,352	205,664	202,488	205,984
Electricity - total hydro production (Giga watt hours)	45,200	42,454	42,608	42,768	45,744	44,656	47,464
Electricity - total Solar wind tide wave production (Giga watt hours)	0	0	0	592	621.2	680.08
Oil - Consumption (metric tons)		89,288	86,936	78,744	87,808	93,576	99,824
Total electricity installed capacity - kilowatt hours (thousands)	71,298	72,234	79,594	84,136	84,144	84,152
Total electricity production (Giga watt hours)	216,272	203,127	231,064	243,712	252,032	258,432	265,224

Tourism

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

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
International tourism expenditures - current USD (millions)	76,264	73,920	73,216	72,544	73,648	36,088
International tourism receipts (% of total exports)	5.36	5.2	4.96	5.76	7.52	22.64
International tourism receipts - current USD (millions)	5,504	5,104	4,928	4,800	3,776	8,696	20,888
International tourism, number of arrivals - Total (thousands)	30,120	37,384	32,304	38,424	48,136	42,120
Total contribution to employment, tourism (%)	27.9	28.5	32.0	32.7	31.4		38.4
Total contribution to GDP, tourism (%)	27.8	30.3	34.1	34.8	33.4		40.8

Transport

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Paved Road (% of total) (%)
Total length of railways (kilometre)	28,224	28,224	28,224	28,224	28,224

Information society

United Nations Statistics Division, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (%)		0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Fixed telephone lines (per 100 inhabitants) (%)	3.5	2.0	1.7	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.6
Internet users per 100 inhabitants (%)	110.4	128.8	152.8	168.0	288.0	205.4	336.0
Mobile telephone subscribers (number)	761,338,464	902,222,280	1,017,968,736	1,111,682,560	1,206,640,712	1,234,737,344	1,159,361,360
Number of fixed Internet broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (thousands)		114.2	120.4	125.9	125.5
Proportion of individuals using the Internet (%)	227.4	262.4	304.0	341.4	379.5
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%)	547.9	646.8	729.2	795.1
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%)				240.0	532.8
Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network (%)				160.0	280.0
Total official development assistance for biodiversity, by recipient - US dollars (billions)	200.8	223.6	182.7	733.8	1,396

International trade

International Road Federation, World Bank

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020

Banking, insurance, financial statistics

International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Statistics Division

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Deposit rate (%) (%)	45.6	67.3	63.6	74.7	73.2
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)	1,231	1,260	1,258	1,268	1,540
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)	1,231	1,260	1,258	1,268	1,540	2,028	2,446	2,449
Interest rate - Lending (%)	128.2	134.3	133.8	132.4	134.8

Government finance fiscal and public sector statistics

World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Debt service ratio - Per export (ratio)	4.1	10.7	3.9	42.6	22.8	50.5	54.6
Net ODA (% of GNI) (%)
Net ODA - Per capita (US dollars)	88.88	91.6	117.12	112.4	107.36	107.44	140.8
Net ODA - US dollars (millions)	14,479	15,329	20,126	19,829	19,452	19,986	26,870
Total external debt - as % of GDP (%)	140.7	141.6	148.7	140.3	162.6	187.3	202.7	227.4	240.4

Balance of payments

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

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Capital Account net - US dollars (billions)
Compensation of employees - US dollars (millions)	1,444	1,444	1,518	1,586	1,777	1,529	1,880
Current account balance - as % of GDP (%)	20.6	30.2	29.6	1.3	-25.5	5.4	19.8
Current account balance - US dollars (millions)	85,348	138,995	152,392	7,301	-128,153.3	21,709	83,050
Errors and omissions - US dollars (millions)	-42,119.0	-39,987.8	-213,879.2	-114,328.2
Financial Account net - US dollars (millions)	43,228	99,007	-61,486.9	-104,181.5
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, US dollars (millions)	71,319	57,019	44,868	37,551	24,513	35,590	28,024
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, US dollars (millions)	553,932	610,952	655,819	693,370	717,883	753,473
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, US dollars (millions)	6,589	12,341	9,900	12,914	11,482	10,440	10,289
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, US dollars (millions)	46,917	59,257	69,157	82,072	93,553	103,993
Portfolio Investment (Net) - US dollars (millions)	-28,322.7	-119,939.7	-82,567.7	-14,629.6
Primary income (Net) - US dollars (millions)	-182,257.7	-176,683.7	-204,165.0	-151,916.9	-104,391.5	-68,870.7	-91,937.7
Secondary income (Net) - US dollars (millions)	174,454	174,481	174,436	173,822	165,375	158,951	175,675
Services Balance - US dollars (millions)	-169,475.3	-172,326.6	-155,254.0	-181,684.8	-135,370.0	-64,066.4	-105,698.2
Trade balance - as % of GDP (%)				48.0
Trade balance - US dollars (millions)	262,627	313,523	337,375	167,081	-53,766.6	-4,305.1	105,011
Workers remittances (Net) - US dollars (millions)	163,234	162,708	164,640	164,749

Environment

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

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Carbon Dioxide Emission - metric tons (thousands)	704,210
CO2 emissions, total, per capita and per $1 GDP (PPP) (Kilograms)	0.80
Consumption of ozone-depleting CFCs in ODP (metric tons)	3,218	3,627	2,676
Energy use (Kg oil equivalent) per $1,000 (PPP) GDP (per 1,000 population)	1,104
Forest Area as % of Land Area (%)					61.6
Land area covered by forest (%)

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