Nigeria Gini Index

Current and historical gini index data for Nigeria, including latest value (33.9), trend, international ranking, comparison and source notes.
COUNTRY: Nigeria
UNIT: index
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
CACHE: partial
UPDATED: 2026-06-05T20:20:37+02:00
Economy Data Rating
Nigeria · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
BB
58 / 100
Moderate risk · limited data
Fiscal stability n/a
Macroeconomic stability 12 / 20
External stability 10.3 / 15
Financial robustness 6.3 / 15
Structural stability 0 / 10
Future capacity 6.2 / 10
Demographic capacity 5 / 5
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 65% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1985–2022 19852022
1985 2022
Selected year: 2022 · Value: n/a 2022

Nigeria · gini index measuring income inequality.

1985–2022
33.9 index
35.1 index
39.08 index
25 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
1985 1992 1996 2003 2010 2012 2015 2018 2022
gini index rate reference line

Countries by gini index

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Colombia 54.4 high
South Africa 54.1 high
Brazil 50.3 high
Turkey 43.7 high
Ghana 43.5 high
Chile 43 medium
Mexico 42.6 medium
Argentina 42.4 medium

Interpretation

short note

This social and demographic indicator helps place economic development in population context.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

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Comparison

latest
Egypt 28.5
Morocco 39.5
China 36

Related indicators

internal links
GDP per Capita NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Unemployment SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Government Spending NE.CON.GOVT.ZS
Tax Revenue GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS

Source layer

planned

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: SI.POV.GINI

Cache: partial · Updated: 2026-06-05T20:20:37+02:00

Nigeria Snapshot

country profile
Population 232.68 m
GDP 252.26 bn
Debt/GDP n/a
Inflation 33.24%
Unemployment 3.06%
Currency n/a
Region Africa
Income group Lower middle income

Nigeria Gini Index: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is Gini Index for Nigeria. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

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