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Nigeria

NGA Sub-Saharan Africa

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Africa's most populous country and largest economy by GDP, and a major oil exporter.

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Indicators

GDP growth4.01% per year · 2025▼ 1.42% vs previous
Military expenditure0.56% of GDP · 2024▼ 34.1% vs previous
Net energy imports-66.3% of use · 2022▲ 19.5% vs previousNet exporter: exports 66.3% of what it uses
Trade openness26.2% of GDP · 1960
Population237.5Mpeople · 2025▲ 2.08% vs previous
Displaced from here534.3Kpeople · 2025▼ 3.71% vs previous

Source: World Bank · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: World Bank / SIPRI · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: UNHCR · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 (UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database)

Electricity generation mix — Nigeria

Monthly generation by fuel, last five years

  • Gas
  • Hydro
01234TWh1 Dec 211 Jun 221 Dec 221 Jun 231 Dec 231 Jun 241 Dec 241 Jun 251 Dec 25
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PeriodGas (TWh)Hydro (TWh)
2021-12-011.960.81
2022-01-011.970.74
2022-02-011.810.63
2022-03-011.680.67
2022-04-011.770.55
2022-05-011.770.46
2022-06-011.680.2
2022-07-012.010.48
2022-08-011.870.79
2022-09-011.760.83
2022-10-011.70.93
2022-11-011.970.85
2022-12-012.250.8
2023-01-012.050.72
2023-02-012.080.73
2023-03-012.410.65
2023-04-012.160.63
2023-05-012.280.52
2023-06-0120.49
2023-07-012.090.66
2023-08-012.020.71
2023-09-011.860.67
2023-10-012.130.93
2023-11-012.260.79
2023-12-012.230.77
2024-01-012.090.7
2024-02-011.810.69
2024-03-012.180.72
2024-04-011.80.56
2024-05-012.180.46
2024-06-011.850.44
2024-07-0120.6
2024-08-011.940.7
2024-09-012.060.75
2024-10-011.80.73
2024-11-011.890.7
2024-12-012.080.73
2025-01-012.20.72
2025-02-012.120.71
2025-03-012.351.02
2025-04-012.040.91
2025-05-012.240.9
2025-06-011.550.72
2025-07-011.960.88
2025-08-0120.91
2025-09-011.771.04
2025-10-011.971.07
2025-11-012.051.18
2025-12-011.791.34
2026-01-012.031.04
2026-02-011.650.99
2026-03-011.720.99
2026-04-011.521

Source: Ember · retrieved 2 Oct 2026 · CC BY 4.0

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