NigeriaSub-Saharan Africa
Nigeria: 49th largest economy, 83rd in military spending
Population238M#6 of 194 in the world · 2025
GDP$291B#49 of 193 in the world · 2025
GDP per person$1.2k#168 of 193 in the world · 2025
Fossil fuel output1.4k TWh#20 of 186 in the world · 2024
Military spending$1.1B#83 of 167 in the world · 2024
Bars show the share of states this actor is ahead of. Rank is among states, each at its latest year.
Attacks reported
attack log →≥ 871 events in or near Nigeria, last 30 days reported by the sources; the strongest are listed. No source sees every attack.
- 2026-10-31 · Armed clash · Lake Chad, Nigeria (general), Nigeria · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
- 2026-10-31 · Armed clash · Ebonyi State, Ebonyi, Nigeria · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
- 2026-10-31 · Armed clash · Abuja, Abuja Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
- 2026-10-31 · Armed clash · Ebonyi State, Ebonyi, Nigeria · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
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Nigeria is involved in 1 theater, 1 escalating
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238M people, 64% in cities
- Population238M2025
- Population growth2.1%2025
- Urban population63.8%2025
- Land area911k km²2023
A $291B economy, $1.2k per person
- GDP$291B2025
- GDP (purchasing power)$2.3T2025
- GDP per person$1.2k2025
- GDP per person (purchasing power)$9.5k2025
- GDP growth4.0%2025
Fuels are 89% of goods exports
- Fuels, share of goods exports88.6%2024
- Food, share of goods exports6.0%2024
- Ores and metals, share of goods exports1.2%2024
- Manufactures, share of goods exports3.5%2024
- Fuels, share of goods imports38.0%2024
Fossil fuel output of 1.4k TWh
Oilmade 918 TWhno figureused
Gasmade 468 TWhno figureused
Coalmade 0.3 TWhno figureused
- Fossil fuel production (oil + gas + coal)1.4k TWh2024
- Primary energy consumption534 TWh2023
- Energy use per person2.3 MWh2023
- Electricity generation42 TWh2025
- Electricity from fossil fuels68.7%2025
Spends $1.1B on its military, 0.6% of GDP
- Military spending$1.1B2024
- Military spending, share of GDP0.6%2024
- Armed forces personnel223k2020
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$67M2024
- Arms exports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$3M2022
What Nigeria's leaders said lately
1 statement on record, newest first
- Representative of Nigeria, Representative · 12 Octdemand
Risk-reduction measures are important, but they are not a substitute for disarmament,
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Where these numbers come from
- World Bank World Development Indicators (military figures: SIPRI) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2020-2025
- Our World in Data energy dataset (Energy Institute, Ember, EIA) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2016-2025
- IMF World Economic Outlook (DataMapper) ↗ · IMF open data, attribution · 2026
- Wikidata (heads of state and government) ↗ · CC0
Leaders as of 2026-10-05. Figures fetched 2026-10-05; each shows its own year.