Nigeria (NG) is covered on EconEarth with economy, market, and country data, including a public EE Score when the country is eligible for the ranking.
Africa's most populous country and a major oil producer, with a restless fintech and trade scene in Lagos. Oil still dominates official foreign exchange, which is why naira crises keep returning. Power shortages, weak institutions and inflation have held living standards back relative to the country's size.
EE Score: 70.2. EE Score rank: #148 of 165. EE Economy: 71.4. EE Risk: 76.6. EE Growth: 80.3. EE Impact: 69.8. EE Scale: 74.9. EE Score vintage: 2026-10-02. Region: Africa. Population: 238M (rank #6). GDP: $377.4 billion. GDP per capita: $1,556 (2026, IMF). GDP growth: +4.0%. Inflation: +27.3%. Policy rate: 23% (CBN). Currency: NGN. Equity market cap: $60.0 billion.