Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita was 0.3389 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Nigeria, 1985–2022
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Nigeria stood at 0.3389. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.519 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.3389, in 2022.
That places Nigeria 59th out of 120 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.3868 | — |
| 1992 | 0.4492 | +16.1% |
| 1996 | 0.519 | +15.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4006 | -22.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3565 | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3551 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3588 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3513 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3389 | -3.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.3389 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3528, 96% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.3389 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3766, 90% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3868 | 0.3868 | 0.3868 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.4841 | 0.4492 | 0.519 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4006 | 0.4006 | 0.4006 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.3554 | 0.3513 | 0.3588 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.3389 | 0.3389 | 0.3389 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More poverty & inequality data for Nigeria
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.48 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,558 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.607 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 7.17 (2007)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.2% (2007)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Nigeria?
- Income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Nigeria was 0.3389 in 2022, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.519 in 1996.
- What is the lowest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3389 in 2022.
- How does Nigeria rank for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 59th out of 120 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income inequality vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.