key Economic Facts

Figure 1: Nigeria’s Economic Growth
Nigeria’s economic growth is projected to continue, with strong gains posted in a number of sectors.
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GDP (purchasing power parity): $377.9 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 32 $348.7 billion (2009 est.) $326 billion (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars GDP (official exchange rate): $216.8 billion (2010 est.) GDP - real growth rate: 8.4% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 15 7% (2009 est.) 6% (2008 est.) GDP - per capita (PPP): $2,500 (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 178 $2,300 (2009 est.) $2,200 (2008 est.) note: data are in 2010 US dollars GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 31.9% industry: 32.9% services: 35.2% (2010 est.) Labor force: 48.33 million (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 11 Labor force - by occupation: agriculture: 70% industry: 10% services: 20% (1999 est.) Unemployment rate: 4.9% (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 45 Population below poverty line: 70% (2007 est.) Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 2% highest 10%: 32.4% (2004) Distribution of family income - Gini index: 43.7 (2003) country comparison to the world: 44 50.6 (1997) Investment (gross fixed): 11.6% of GDP (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 147 Oil - exports: 2.327 million bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 6 Oil - imports: 170,000 bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 52 Oil - proved reserves: 37.5 billion bbl (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 10 Natural gas - production: 32.82 billion cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 26 Natural gas - consumption: 12.28 billion cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 44 Natural gas - exports: 20.55 billion cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 11 Natural gas - imports: 0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 97 Natural gas - proved reserves: 5.246 trillion cu m (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 8 Exports - commodities: petroleum and petroleum products 95%, cocoa, rubber Exports - partners: US 35.08%, India 10.43%, Brazil 9.32%, Spain 7.19%, France 4.65% (2009) Imports: $34.18 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 55 $29.05 billion (2009 est.) Imports - commodities: machinery, chemicals, transport equipment, manufactured goods, food and live animals Imports - partners: China 14.89%, US 8.88%, Netherlands 8.18%, South Korea 5.46%, UK 4.63%, France 4.19% (2009) Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: $43.36 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 29 $44.76 billion (31 December 2009 est.) Debt - external: $11.02 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 88 $10.11 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
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Budget: revenues: $18.16 billion expenditures: $29.55 billion (2010 est.) Public debt: 13.4% of GDP (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 119 11.8% of GDP (2009 est.) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 13.9% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 217 11.5% (2009 est.) Central bank discount rate: 6% (31 December 2009) country comparison to the world: 46 9.75% (31 December 2008)
Commercial bank prime lending rate: 18.36% (31 December 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 38 15.48% (31 December 2008 est.) Stock of narrow money: $40.41 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 46 $33.61 billion (31 December 2009 est.) Stock of broad money: $91.97 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 55 $72.31 billion (31 December 2009 est.) Stock of domestic credit: $77.43 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 55 $62.18 billion (31 December 2009 est.) Market value of publicly traded shares: $33.32 billion (31 December 2009) country comparison to the world: 51 $49.8 billion (31 December 2008) $86.35 billion (31 December 2007) Agriculture - products: cocoa, peanuts, cotton, palm oil, corn, rice, sorghum, millet, cassava (tapioca), yams, rubber; cattle, sheep, goats, pigs; timber; fish
Industries: crude oil, coal, tin, columbite; rubber products, wood; hides and skins, textiles, cement and other construction materials, food products, footwear, chemicals, fertilizer, printing, ceramics, steel
Industrial production growth rate: 4% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 87
Electricity - production: 21.92 billion kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 69 Electricity - consumption: 19.21 billion kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 69
Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (2008 est.) Electricity - imports: 0 kWh (2008 est.) Oil - production: 2.211 million bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 15 Oil - consumption: 280,000 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 46 Current account balance: $27.77 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 14 $22.89 billion (2009 est.) Exports: $76.33 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 39 $59.32 billion (2009 est.) Stock of direct foreign investment - at home: $67.23 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 49 $61.23 billion (31 December 2009 est.) Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad: $6.071 billion (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 57 $5.821 billion (31 December 2009 est.) Exchange rates: nairas (NGN) per US dollar - 150.88 (2010) 148.9 (2009) 117.8 (2008) 127.46 (2007) 127.38 (2006)
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