Nigeria vs Uganda: Economic Indicators Comparison

Nigeria with a GDP of $397.3B ranked the 32nd largest economy in the world, while Uganda ranked 104th with $27.5B. By GDP 5-years average growth and GDP per capita, Nigeria and Uganda ranked 132nd vs 41st and 149th vs 187th, respectively.

Gross Domestic Product & Income

StatNigeriaUganda
GDP$397.3B$27.5B
GDP growth, 1 year1.9%6.2%
GDP growth, 5-years average2%4.7%
Population190.9M42.9M
GDP per capita$2k$643
GDP per capita growth-0.67%2.27%
Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor110.031153.9
Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate0.340.32
GDP per capita, PPP adjusted$6k$2.5k
GNI, Atlas method$384.8B$26.7B
GNI per capita$2k$620
GNI, PPP adjusted$1.1T$84.3B
GNI per capita, PPP adjusted$5.7k$2k

Financial system and Human development

StatNigeriaUganda
Income Tax Rate24%30%
Corporate Tax Rate30%30%
Inflation, consumer prices12.1%2.6%
Inflation, GDP deflator10.2%3.2%
Unemployment6%1.7%
Economic Freedom Index57.259.5
Personal Freedom Index6.015.6
Human Freedom Index6.16.4
Property Rights Index38.145.6
Judical Effectiveness Index32.236.9
Business Freedom Index54.746
Fiscal Health Index64.164.3
Labor Freedom Index8483.1
Investment Freedom Index4555
Financial Freedom Index4040
Trade Freedom Index62.475.4
Monetary Freedom Index61.778
Government Spending Index96.288.4
Tax Burden Index85.180.3
Government Integrity Index22.321.4
Corruption Perceptions Index2726
Life expectancy at birth, years5462.5
Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people9.59.9
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people21.429
Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people9.911
International tourism, number of arrivals5.3M1.4M

Government debt & reserves

StatNigeriaUganda
Central government debt, % of GDP28.4%42.2%
External debt stocks, % of GNI12.4%46.3%
External debt stocks$47B$12.3B
Short-term debt, % of total reserves0%15.2%
Total debt service, % of exports and primary income8.3%12.2%
Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI1.4%-9.5%
Gross savings, % of GDP19.3%18.3%
Gross capital formation, % of GDP19.8%25%
Total reserves including gold$42.8B$3.4B
Foreign direct investment net inflows$2B$1.3B

Exports, imports and economic structure

StatNigeriaUganda
Exports of goods and services, % of GDP15.5%19.5%
Imports of goods and services, % of GDP17.5%28.7%
Current account balance (balance of payments)$5.3B-$2.6B
Revenue excluding grants, % of GDPN/A15%
Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP$2B$1.4B
Personal remittances received$24.3B$1.2B
Industry including construction value added, % of GDP25.7%19.9%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP21.2%24.2%
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP$252.8M$11M
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP$7.8M$10.4M
Expense, % of GDPN/A14.2%
Government Expenditure, % of GDP11.2%19.7%

Compare with countries close by GDP per capita

Nigeria vs

CountryGDP
per capita
Population
Philippines
$3.1k
105M
Ukraine
$3.1k
42.6M
Djibouti
$3.1k
957k
Papua New Guinea
$2.7k
8.25M
Vietnam
$2.6k
94.7M
Egypt
$2.5k
94.8M
Laos
$2.5k
6.86M
Honduras
$2.5k
9.27M
Ghana
$2.2k
26.9M
Congo
$2.1k
5.26M
Zimbabwe
$2.1k
16.5M
Solomon Islands
$2.1k
611k
East Timor
$2k
1.3M
Syria
$2k
18.3M
Nicaragua
$2k
6.22M
India
$2k
1.33B
Sao Tome and Principe
$2k
204k
Ivory Coast
$1.7k
24.3M
Kenya
$1.7k
48.5M
North Korea
$1.7k
25.5M
Bangladesh
$1.7k
165M
Kiribati
$1.6k
116k
Zambia
$1.5k
17.1M
Cameroon
$1.5k
24.1M
Uzbekistan
$1.5k
32.4M
Senegal
$1.5k
15.9M
Cambodia
$1.5k
16M
Pakistan
$1.5k
197M
Comoros
$1.4k
824k
Myanmar
$1.3k
53.4M

Uganda vs

CountryGDP
per capita
Population
Kyrgyzstan
$1.3k
6.2M
Mauritania
$1.2k
4.42M
South Sudan
$1.1k
12.6M
Tanzania
$1.1k
57.3M
Nepal
$1k
29.4M
Sudan
$977
40.5M
Yemen
$944
28.3M
Benin
$902
11.2M
Mali
$900
18.5M
Guinea
$879
12.7M
Haiti
$868
11M
Tajikistan
$827
8.92M
Eritrea
$811
3.5M
Guinea-Bissau
$778
1.86M
Rwanda
$773
12.2M
Ethiopia
$772
105M
Chad
$728
15.5M
Gambia
$716
2.1M
Burkina Faso
$715
19.2M
Togo
$679
7.8M
Liberia
$677
4.73M
DR Congo
$562
86.8M
Sierra Leone
$534
7.56M
Madagascar
$528
25.6M
Afghanistan
$521
34.9M
Mozambique
$499
29.7M
Central African Republic
$476
4.66M
Niger
$414
21.5M
Malawi
$389
18.6M
Somalia
$315
11M