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Economy of Nigeria vs Qatar compared: GDP & Debt

Updated on by Georank team

Nigeria has a GDP of $188B compared to $218B for Qatar, ranking 58/197 and 56/197 by economy size, respectively.

Nigeria has $99.3B in government debt (52.5% of GDP), compared to $89B (40.5% of GDP) in Qatar.

The chart below compares the two countries' GDP growth in both current (nominal) and constant dollars, accounting for inflation over time.

Nigeria
GDP, current $

GDP, constant 2015 $
Qatar
GDP, current $

GDP, constant 2015 $
Year GDP
Nigeria Qatar
Current $ Constant $ Current $ Constant $
1960 $4,196,174,502 $65,552,393,151 - -
1961 $4,467,287,893 $65,678,119,685 - -
1962 $4,909,399,176 $68,372,888,068 - -
1963 $5,165,590,254 $74,238,337,576 - -
1964 $5,552,931,319 $77,913,498,064 - -
1965 $5,874,537,650 $81,719,554,395 - -
1966 $6,366,917,453 $78,246,053,144 - -
1967 $5,203,237,919 $65,927,285,450 - -
1968 $5,200,997,920 $65,104,275,427 - -
1969 $6,634,317,346 $80,857,806,917 - -
1970 $12,546,094,982 $101,078,114,312 $301,791,302 $8,816,161,355
1971 $9,181,769,912 $115,469,142,733 $387,703,106 $9,698,469,706
1972 $12,274,416,018 $119,353,827,264 $510,262,500 $10,773,000,939
1973 $15,162,871,287 $125,790,293,297 $793,885,560 $11,934,857,801
1974 $24,846,641,318 $139,829,338,542 $2,401,403,227 $12,643,579,838
1975 $27,778,934,625 $132,519,413,715 $2,512,773,166 $13,386,912,643
1976 $36,308,883,249 $144,502,285,208 $3,284,273,987 $14,504,574,217
1977 $36,035,407,725 $153,207,273,165 $3,617,564,638 $13,444,952,239
1978 $36,527,862,209 $144,376,163,268 $4,052,000,413 $14,636,627,610
1979 $47,259,911,894 $154,135,170,311 $5,632,962,997 $15,401,791,822
1980 $64,201,788,123 $160,616,293,803 $7,829,165,262 $15,245,244,656
1981 $164,475,209,516 $139,530,778,713 $8,661,263,764 $15,382,600,057
1982 $142,769,363,314 $130,037,957,320 $7,596,703,214 $14,325,124,118
1983 $97,094,911,792 $115,832,500,286 $6,467,582,308 $14,063,666,907
1984 $73,484,359,521 $114,540,246,020 $6,704,395,824 $14,718,715,618
1985 $73,745,821,158 $121,313,042,219 $6,153,296,456 $14,406,653,786
1986 $54,805,852,581 $121,386,976,785 $5,053,021,951 $15,175,362,083
1987 $52,676,041,931 $125,271,512,343 $5,446,428,681 $15,182,189,691
1988 $49,648,470,440 $134,458,956,986 $6,038,187,033 $16,078,614,414
1989 $44,003,061,108 $137,039,737,058 $6,487,912,088 $17,079,059,748
1990 $54,035,795,388 $153,178,750,575 $7,360,439,423 $17,662,217,767
1991 $59,526,833,412 $153,727,670,613 $6,883,516,484 $17,368,630,639
1992 $52,058,181,854 $160,847,095,651 $7,646,153,984 $19,336,588,147
1993 $56,721,051,402 $157,573,666,210 $7,156,593,654 $19,080,352,035
1994 $80,399,613,064 $154,713,823,159 $7,374,450,769 $19,351,046,596
1995 $140,919,776,986 $154,601,400,725 $8,137,911,978 $19,815,323,915
1996 $185,730,236,700 $161,088,358,074 $9,059,340,385 $20,682,028,462
1997 $200,850,397,618 $165,819,683,304 $11,297,802,115 $26,889,127,081
1998 $218,416,200,673 $170,099,910,681 $10,255,495,027 $29,905,724,793
1999 $59,145,077,039 $171,093,510,004 $12,393,131,868 $31,186,905,301
2000 $69,171,451,627 $179,675,448,843 $17,759,890,110 $33,690,629,183
2001 $73,557,840,064 $190,308,075,298 $17,538,461,538 $35,003,952,797
2002 $95,054,059,303 $219,480,696,548 $19,363,736,264 $37,517,989,781
2003 $104,738,954,264 $235,606,371,241 $23,533,791,209 $38,913,643,497
2004 $135,764,731,646 $257,401,275,804 $31,734,065,934 $46,392,423,696
2005 $175,670,569,969 $273,974,099,483 $44,530,494,505 $49,868,495,958
2006 $238,454,997,161 $290,575,362,868 $60,882,142,857 $62,919,203,862
2007 $278,260,846,800 $309,727,563,830 $79,712,087,912 $74,235,635,940
2008 $339,476,276,258 $330,679,000,571 $115,270,054,945 $87,348,289,336
2009 $295,008,835,381 $357,255,424,171 $97,798,351,648 $97,792,140,945
2010 $366,990,417,129 $385,856,064,173 $125,122,306,346 $116,951,901,413
2011 $414,466,676,831 $406,337,011,591 $167,775,268,626 $132,594,424,543
2012 $463,971,018,239 $423,525,315,758 $186,833,502,363 $138,866,156,528
2013 $520,117,180,314 $451,780,110,047 $198,727,642,967 $146,581,616,624
2014 $574,183,763,412 $480,286,163,931 $206,224,598,571 $154,400,753,941
2015 $493,026,682,801 $493,026,682,801 $161,739,955,577 $161,739,955,577
2016 $404,649,125,252 $485,055,087,456 $151,732,181,868 $166,695,978,169
2017 $375,745,731,053 $488,964,081,501 $161,099,122,225 $164,199,531,362
2018 $421,739,251,509 $498,365,674,278 $183,334,953,819 $166,227,185,730
2019 $474,517,490,844 $509,371,727,736 $176,371,267,692 $167,371,229,300
2020 $432,198,898,468 $500,232,309,808 $144,411,363,352 $161,416,823,769
2021 $440,833,635,874 $518,476,715,284 $179,732,009,560 $164,042,828,071
2022 $477,403,400,101 $535,335,926,241 $235,709,325,714 $170,908,036,354
2023 $363,846,332,835 $550,647,684,656 $213,002,809,341 $172,936,988,055
2024 $187,759,703,100 $569,515,294,271 $217,982,967,033 $177,724,600,424

Economic indicators

Nigeria Qatar
Gross domestic product
$188B
2024
$218B
2024
GDP rank
58/197
2024
56/197
2024
GDP growth
-48.4%
2023-2024
2.34%
2023-2024
GDP per capita
$807
2024
$76,276
2024
GDP per capita rank
186/197
2024
11/197
2024
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,440
2024
$126,110
2024
Government debt
$99.3B
2024
$89B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
40.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$427
2024
$31,151
2024
Government debt per person rank
170/185
2024
23/185
2024
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,020
2025
$36,023
2025
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$54.4B
2024
$170M
2024
Number of millionaires n/a
26,163
2024
Number of billionaires
4
2025
2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.3%
2022
25.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2022
2.6%
2017
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.5%
2025
26.5%
2025
Consumer prices inflation
33.2%
2023-2024
0.1%
2024-2025
Central bank interest rate
27.5%
2024
4.6%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.45%
2024
0.13%
2022
Population
241467099
2964497

GDP per capita in Nigeria vs Qatar

Nigeria's GDP per capita is $807, ranking 186/197, compared to $76,276 in Qatar, ranking 11/197. Adjusted for purchasing power (GDP per capita PPP), Nigeria ranks 149th at $6,440, while Qatar ranks 5th at $126,110.

Nigeria
GDP per capita

GDP per capita, PPP
Qatar
GDP per capita

GDP per capita, PPP
Year Current $
Nigeria Qatar
GDP per capita GDP per capita, PPP GDP per capita GDP per capita, PPP
1960 $93.1 - - -
1961 $97.1 - - -
1962 $104.5 - - -
1963 $107.7 - - -
1964 $113.3 - - -
1965 $117.3 - - -
1966 $124.4 - - -
1967 $99.5 - - -
1968 $97.3 - - -
1969 $121.4 - - -
1970 $224.5 - $2,594 -
1971 $160.5 - $2,952 -
1972 $209.5 - $3,483 -
1973 $252.4 - $4,905 -
1974 $403 - $13,540 -
1975 $438 - $13,014 -
1976 $556 - $15,710 -
1977 $536 - $16,058 -
1978 $527 - $16,757 -
1979 $661 - $21,777 -
1980 $870 - $28,375 -
1981 $2,162 - $29,505 -
1982 $1,822 - $24,385 -
1983 $1,207 - $19,616 -
1984 $890 - $19,272 -
1985 $869 - $16,815 -
1986 $628 - $13,213 -
1987 $588 - $13,719 -
1988 $540 - $14,682 -
1989 $465 - $15,243 -
1990 $556 $2,017 $16,722 $55,659
1991 $597 $2,038 $15,133 $54,759
1992 $509 $2,124 $16,280 $60,387
1993 $540 $2,075 $14,770 $59,125
1994 $745 $2,026 $14,765 $59,415
1995 $1,272 $2,013 $15,823 $60,321
1996 $1,633 $2,081 $17,125 $62,331
1997 $1,720 $2,123 $20,523 $79,219
1998 $1,822 $2,146 $17,665 $84,486
1999 $481 $2,132 $20,234 $84,690
2000 $547 $2,229 $27,535 $88,849
2001 $566 $2,349 $25,871 $89,805
2002 $712 $2,677 $27,227 $93,176
2003 $763 $2,851 $31,602 $94,120
2004 $962 $3,111 $41,036 $110,958
2005 $1,211 $3,322 $53,950 $115,250
2006 $1,600 $3,533 $62,582 $127,181
2007 $1,816 $3,762 $65,954 $124,056
2008 $2,154 $3,982 $80,781 $126,015
2009 $1,820 $4,209 $60,786 $125,898
2010 $2,202 $4,475 $77,387 $151,646
2011 $2,418 $4,676 $103,262 $174,620
2012 $2,633 $4,737 $108,470 $180,939
2013 $2,873 $4,974 $103,697 $169,203
2014 $3,089 $5,252 $95,841 $148,389
2015 $2,586 $5,189 $68,985 $102,546
2016 $2,070 $5,022 $61,254 $89,935
2017 $1,876 $4,997 $63,280 $99,358
2018 $2,058 $5,083 $71,040 $110,033
2019 $2,265 $5,362 $66,841 $107,502
2020 $2,020 $5,354 $51,684 $82,149
2021 $2,017 $5,492 $71,752 $116,833
2022 $2,139 $5,949 $88,701 $122,920
2023 $1,597 $6,207 $80,196 $128,919
2024 $807 $6,440 $76,276 $126,110

Spending and national debt comparison

In 2024, Nigeria's government spending was $33.4B, accounting for 18.5% of its GDP, while Qatar's spent $56.2B, or 26.5% of GDP.

Debt-to-GDP ratio is 52.5% in Nigeria and 40.5% in Qatar, ranking 104/185 and 133/185, respectively.

Nigeria
Government spending

Government debt
Qatar
Government spending

Government debt
Year % of GDP
Nigeria Qatar
Government spending Government debt Government spending Government debt
1990 20% 71.7% 50% 12.6%
1991 19.2% 75% 57.5% 21.8%
1992 22.5% 70.2% 54.2% 19.9%
1993 28.2% 71% 62.8% 46.3%
1994 17% 55.9% 59.8% 54.8%
1995 12.5% 34% 52.2% 50.2%
1996 11.1% 25.2% 55.2% 57.8%
1997 13.6% 24.1% 47.6% 54.4%
1998 15.7% 22.3% 55.1% 76.6%
1999 21% 64.9% 42.4% 81.8%
2000 24.7% 57.6% 29.8% 51.6%
2001 30.9% 53.1% 32.1% 59.2%
2002 19.4% 43.3% 31.6% 47.7%
2003 23.2% 42.1% 28.5% 38.8%
2004 18.3% 35.5% 29.9% 30.1%
2005 17.8% 18.9% 29% 19.1%
2006 12.3% 9.4% 29.5% 13.9%
2007 18.1% 8.12% 29.5% 9.37%
2008 14.4% 7.28% 23.5% 11.4%
2009 15.4% 8.62% 36.4% 36%
2010 16.6% 9.39% 32% 30.4%
2011 17.3% 17.4% 28.5% 33.5%
2012 14.8% 17.6% 31% 32.1%
2013 14.1% 18.3% 28.3% 30.9%
2014 13.4% 18.2% 32.3% 24.9%
2015 11% 21% 38.6% 35.5%
2016 9.76% 24.5% 40.1% 46.7%
2017 12% 25.4% 34.7% 51.6%
2018 12.8% 28.7% 28.9% 52.2%
2019 12.5% 30.2% 32.5% 62.1%
2020 12.1% 35.6% 34.7% 72.6%
2021 12.6% 36.8% 29.4% 58.4%
2022 14.4% 40.4% 24.3% 42.6%
2023 13.9% 48.7% 27.3% 43.7%
2024 17.8% 52.9% 25.8% 40.8%
2025 18.5% 52.5% 26.5% 40.5%

Government deficit by year

In 2024, Nigeria's government deficit, the difference between spending and revenue, was -$6.32B, equivalent to -3.37% of GDP. This compares to Qatar's surplus of $1.52B, or 0.7% of GDP.

Over the past 35 years, Nigeria recorded a fiscal deficit in 24 of those years, while Qatar ran a deficit in 12 years. On average, Nigeria posted an annual deficit equal to -1.37% of GDP, compared to surplus of +3.04% of GDP for Qatar.

Deficit/surplus
Nigeria

Qatar
Year Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
Nigeria Qatar
1990 -0.67% 3.23%
1991 -1.66% -2.57%
1992 1.33% -2.74%
1993 -8.55% -9.53%
1994 -4.17% -11.8%
1995 3.55% -5.78%
1996 4.75% -8.73%
1997 1.6% -9.4%
1998 -4.89% -7%
1999 -1.96% -4.35%
2000 4.07% 4.62%
2001 -3.22% 4.48%
2002 1.34% 7.89%
2003 -2.2% 6.71%
2004 5.49% 17.7%
2005 4.91% 9.8%
2006 8.76% 8.39%
2007 -1.12% 10.3%
2008 5.7% 9.49%
2009 -5.33% 14.1%
2010 -4.17% 4.6%
2011 0.43% 5.24%
2012 -0.13% 8.55%
2013 -2.66% 19.3%
2014 -2.43% 13.4%
2015 -3.8% 18.4%
2016 -4.64% -9.2%
2017 -5.41% -6.82%
2018 -4.31% 2.26%
2019 -4.66% 1%
2020 -5.58% -2.13%
2021 -5.48% 0.24%
2022 -5.42% 10.4%
2023 -4.19% 5.48%
2024 -3.37% 0.7%
2025 -4.48% 0.04%

Inflation comparison by year

Over the past 29 years, Nigeria has recorded an average annual inflation rate of 13.9%, compared with 3.21% in Qatar. In 2024, inflation was 33.2% in Nigeria and 0.1% in Qatar.

Inflation
Nigeria

Qatar
Year Inflation
Nigeria Qatar Nigeria Qatar
1996 29.3% 7%
1997 8.53% 2.7%
1998 10% 2.9%
1999 6.62% 2.2%
2000 6.93% 1.6%
2001 18.9% 1.7%
2002 12.9% 0.2%
2003 14% 2.3%
2004 15% 6.8%
2005 17.9% 9%
2006 8.23% 11.7%
2007 5.39% 13.7%
2008 11.6% 15.1%
2009 12.5% -4.9%
2010 13.7% -2.4%
2011 10.8% 2%
2012 12.2% 1.8%
2013 8.5% 3.1%
2014 8.05% 4.2%
2015 9.01% 0.9%
2016 15.7% 2.7%
2017 16.5% 0.6%
2018 12.1% 0.1%
2019 11.4% -0.9%
2020 13.2% -2.5%
2021 17% 2.3%
2022 18.8% 5%
2023 24.7% 3.1%
2024 33.2% 1.2%
2025 - 0.1%

Top exports between countries

Nigeria
Export category Export value
Raw agricultural goods $712K
Machinery & equipment $50K
Processed food, beverages & tobacco $34K
Wood & paper products $10K
Qatar
Export category Export value
Chemicals & pharma $67.6M
Raw materials & minerals $22.3M
Machinery & equipment $1.81M
Metals $703K
Wood & paper products $339K
Textiles & consumer goods $34K
Miscellaneous $19K

Balance of trade

Nigeria Qatar
Current account balance
$17.2B
2024
$37.9B
2024
Current account balance ranking
20/189
2024
15/189
2024
Current account balance, % of GDP
+9.17%
2024
+17.4%
2024
Goods imports
$39.8B
2024
$32.6B
2024
Goods exports
$53B
2024
$95B
2024
Service imports
$17.9B
2024
$37.1B
2024
Service exports
$4.57B
2024
$30.2B
2024
Imports of goods and services, % of GDP
16.9%
1960
31.6%
2022
Exports of goods and services, % of GDP
9.24%
1960
68.6%
2022

Economic freedom indices

The indices of economic freedom below are issued by the Heritage Foundation. Higher scores indicate stronger economic health.

Nigeria Qatar
Economic freedom 53.4 70.2
Economic freedom ranking 141/197 33/197
Property rights 25.4 71.1
Government integrity 22.4 52.6
Judicial effectiveness 34.1 42.3
Tax burden 85.1 99.9
Government spending 94.5 78.1
Fiscal health 55.4 96.2
Business freedom 38.5 67.9
Labor freedom 72.8 59.3
Monetary freedom 59.9 73.2
Trade freedom 67.6 81.6
Investment freedom 45 60
Financial freedom 40 60

Economic freedom by year comparison

The Economic Freedom Index for Nigeria is 53.4, ranking 141/197, compared to 70.2 for Qatar, ranking 33/197. The chart below displays a comparison of annual changes in economic freedom indexes.

Nigeria
Qatar
Year Economic freedom index
Nigeria Qatar
1995 47.3 -
1996 47.4 -
1997 52.8 -
1998 52.3 -
1999 55.7 62
2000 53.1 62
2001 49.6 60
2002 50.9 61.9
2003 49.5 65.9
2004 49.2 66.5
2005 48.4 63.5
2006 48.7 62.4
2007 55.6 62.9
2008 55.1 62.2
2009 55.1 65.8
2010 56.8 69
2011 56.7 70.5
2012 56.3 71.3
2013 55.1 71.3
2014 54.3 71.2
2015 55.6 70.8
2016 57.5 70.7
2017 57.1 73.1
2018 58.5 72.6
2019 57.3 72.6
2020 57.2 72.3
2021 58.7 72
2022 54.4 67.7
2023 53.9 68.6
2024 53.1 68.8
2025 53.4 70.2

More economic indicators

Nigeria Qatar
Services, % of GDP
47%
2024
45.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
29.6%
2024
58.5%
2024
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, % of GDP
20.4%
2024
0.29%
2024
GNI, Atlas method
$291B
2024
$219B
2024
GNI per capita, PPP
$6,210
2024
$121,930
2024
Total reserves including gold
$38.6B
2024
$54B
2024
Total reserves ranking
51/177
2024
40/177
2024
Net foreign direct investment
-$672M
2024
$1.1B
2024
Net inflows of foreign direct investment
$1.08B
2024
$460M
2024
Net outflows of foreign direct investment
$408M
2024
$1.56B
2024
Servicing debt to the IMF, % of GNI
2.61%
2023
n/a
Poverty at national poverty lines
56.2%
2023
n/a
Gross capital formation, % of GDP
n/a
30.6%
2022

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The current account balance is the sum of net trade in goods and services, net earnings from cross-border investments, and net transfer payments. It reflects a country's economic transactions with the rest of the world and is a fundamental component of the balance of payments. A surplus indicates that a country exports more than it imports, while a deficit shows the opposite.

Gross National Income (GNI) measures a country's total income. It encompasses income earned by residents, businesses, and foreign sources, defined as employee compensation and investment profits. GNI adds product taxes not included elsewhere and subtracts subsidies. It accounts for income from residents working abroad but excludes earnings from foreigners within the country.

A negative value for Net Foreign Direct Investment indicates a country is a net receiver of investments, as foreign inflows exceed outflows after Balance of Payments adjustments. A positive value indicates a net provider, with outflows exceeding inflows. Inflows are credits (increasing foreign claims on domestic assets), while outflows are debits (increasing domestic assets abroad).

Foreign direct investment (FDI, net inflows) shows how much capital foreign investors bring into a country after accounting for any funds that flow back in the opposite direction. It represents the net value of overseas companies establishing, expanding, or financing businesses in the reporting country. A positive number means more capital entered the country than was withdrawn, while a negative number means foreign investors pulled out more than they invested.

Foreign direct investment (FDI, net outflows) shows how much capital residents of a country invest abroad after accounting for any funds that flow back in the opposite direction. It represents the net value of domestic companies establishing, expanding, or financing businesses in other countries. A positive number means more capital was invested abroad than withdrawn, while a negative number means residents pulled back more than they invested.

Principal and interest payments to the IMF in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt expressed as a share of GNI.

Formerly gross domestic investment, gross capital formation measures the share of a country’s economic output invested in fixed assets, including buildings, machinery, and infrastructure. It indicates how much of the economy is devoted to building productive capacity.