Nigeria vs South Africa: Economy

This page compares Nigeria and South Africa across 35 Economy indicators. Pick any indicator below for the full side-by-side trend, ranking, and difference.

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Indicator	Nigeria	South Africa	Detail
GDP (current US$)	$252.26B	$401.14B	Compare →
GDP per capita (current US$)	1,084.16	6,267.19	Compare →
GDP growth (annual %)	4.06	0.53	Compare →
Forest rents (% of GDP)	1.13	0.63	Compare →
Mineral rents (% of GDP)	0.01	3.83	Compare →
Total natural resources rents (% of GDP)	8.55	7.33	Compare →
GDP per capita growth (annual %)	1.92	-0.71	Compare →
GDP (constant 2015 US$)	$540.90B	$365.83B	Compare →
Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)	14.09	3.92	Compare →
GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$)	2,324.65	5,715.48	Compare →
GNI (current US$)	$245.63B	$393.26B	Compare →
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$)	1,700.00	6,110.00	Compare →
Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP)	18.20	24.31	Compare →
GNI, Atlas method (current US$)	$396.18B	$391.20B	Compare →
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (% of GNI)	0.01	2.65	Compare →
Services, value added (% of GDP)	53.73	62.99	Compare →
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP)	25.87	2.81	Compare →
GDP, PPP (current international $)	$2.11T	$989.31B	Compare →
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (% of GNI)	11.55	12.99	Compare →
GDP per capita, PPP (current international $)	9,086.88	15,456.20	Compare →
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)	8,850.00	15,150.00	Compare →
GNI, PPP (current international $)	$2.06T	$969.86B	Compare →
Natural gas rents (% of GDP)	1.16	0.03	Compare →
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI)	1.23	4.64	Compare →
Oil rents (% of GDP)	6.25	0.40	Compare →
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI)	0.85	6.50	Compare →
Coal rents (% of GDP)	0.00	2.44	Compare →
GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $)	7,994.22	13,597.65	Compare →
GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $)	$1.86T	$870.35B	Compare →
Adjusted savings: energy depletion (% of GNI)	2.73	1.74	Compare →
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)	33.24	4.36	Compare →
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)	N/A	31.79	Compare →
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)	N/A	29.85	Compare →
Trade (% of GDP)	N/A	61.65	Compare →
Adjusted net national income per capita (annual % growth)	N/A	5.34	Compare →

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Source: World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Values shown are the most recent reported year for each indicator and may differ between countries.