Tier 1 · Markets
The Market Now
| Series | Per US$1 | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official | 1,329.51 | 24 Sep 2026, 23:00 UTC | CBN |
| Marketparallel | 1,369.00 | 27 Sep 2026, 00:00 UTC | Bybit P2P |
| Premium | +2.97% | — | market vs official |
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Tier 2 · Policy & Prices
Policy & Prices
Policy rate
| Instrument | Rate | Effective | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Bank of Nigeria Monetary Policy Rate | 26.50% | 21 Jul 2026 | Central Bank of Nigeria |
As of 21 Sep 2026, 09:30 UTC
Inflation
| Series | YoY | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headline | 15.39% | Aug 2026 | Source |
Food and core inflation are not on the NBS All-Items widget; they may unlock when the full CPI PDF is reachable.
As of 16 Sep 2026, 06:00 UTC
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Yield curve
Steep — 20y above 91-day.
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Stock market
not yet covered
NGX All Share
Tier 3 · Structure
Structure & trajectory
Annual indicators, latest available year on each card · Sources: World Bank / UN / IMF WEO Oct 2025 / V-Dem / EIA
15 of 27 indicators improving mixed
Rule: for each metric with at least two observations, direction is the sign of (latest − earliest). Child mortality, $3/day poverty, national poverty, debt service, debt-to-GDP, and the Gini index are inverted (a decline is improvement). Overall: improving if ≥60% of those metrics improved, mixed if 40–60%, worsening if <40%.
Population
237.5M · 2025
↑ 51.6M since 2014
GDP per capita (PPP)
$9,532 · 2025
↑ $2,135 since 2014
GDP per capita growth
1.9% · 2025
↓ 1.6 pts since 2014
Life expectancy
54.6 years · 2024
↑ 2.7 years since 2014
Child mortality
115.6 per 1,000 · 2024
↓ 3.1 since 2014
Internet users
41.2% · 2024
↑ 20.2 pts since 2014
Manufacturing share of GDP
8.3% · 2025
↓ 1.4 pts since 2014
Electricity access
62.5% · 2024
↑ 8.3 pts since 2014
Poverty ($3/day)
41.8% · 2022
↑ 6 pts since 2015
National poverty line
56.2% · 2022
↑ 16.1 pts since 2018
Adult literacy
70.4% · 2024
↑ 12.2 pts since 2016
Debt service / exports
21.9% · 2024
↑ 19.2 pts since 2014
Exports of goods and services
$62.5B · 2025
↓ $22B since 2014
GDP growth
4% · 2025
↓ 2.3 pts since 2014
GDP
$290.8B · 2025
↓ $283.4B since 2014
Unemployment
3.1% · 2025
↓ 0.8 pts since 2014
ILO modeled estimate — national definitions differ
FDI inflows
$4B · 2025
↓ $688.5M since 2014
Remittances
$22.8B · 2025
↑ $1.8B since 2014
External debt
$108.8B · 2024
↑ $62.1B since 2014
Agriculture share of GDP
23% · 2025
↑ 3 pts since 2014
Services share of GDP
58.2% · 2025
↑ 4.1 pts since 2014
Investment rate
not available
Terms of trade
127.10 · 2024
↓ 19.10 since 2014
FX reserves
$46B · 2025
↑ $11B since 2014
includes gold
Lending rate
14% · 2023
↓ 2.5 pts since 2014
Deposit rate
7.8% · 2023
↓ 1.5 pts since 2014
Gini index
33.90 · 2022
↓ 2.00 since 2015
Health expenditure
4.2% · 2023
↑ 0.8 pts since 2014
Physicians
0.4 per 1,000 · 2023
↓ 0 since 2016
Tertiary enrollment
not available
Tourist arrivals
5.3M · 2016
↑ 462,000 since 2014
Account ownership
63.3% · 2024
↑ 18.8 pts since 2014
Findex · every 3–4 years
Exports per capita derived
$263.31 · 2025
↓ $191.71 since 2014
Median age
17.8 years · 2023
↑ 1.1 years since 2014
Government revenue / GDP
10.6% · 2026
↑ 2.8 pts since 2014
Debt to GDP
32.3% · 2026
↑ 16.6 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Gross debt (national currency)
₦171.1T · 2026
↑ ₦151.1T since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Current account / GDP
5.8% · 2026
↑ 5.7 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Budget balance / GDP
-4.4% · 2026
↓ 2.7 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Electoral democracy
0.51 · 2025
↓ 0.02 since 2014
Crude production
1.61 million b/d · 2025
↓ 741.8 kb/d since 2014
EIA · thousand barrels/day
Minimum wage
₦70,000 / month · 2024
National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act 2024
National monthly floor. Act exempts establishments with fewer than 25 workers and some other categories.
Trade profile
Exports
$62.5B · 2025
↓ $22B since 2014
Imports
$62.6B · 2025
↓ $23.8B since 2014
Balance derived
−$72M · 2025
↑ $1.8B since 2014
Top exports · 2025
Products
Partners
Top imports · 2025
Products
Partners
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