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Nigeria or South Africa?

Nigeria: real GDP +17.9 % since 2020, GDP of 290.5 bn$ in 2025; South Africa: real GDP +9.7 % since 2020, GDP of 427.1 bn$ in 2025 (IMF).

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GDP, current dollars

Billions of current dollars · dashed: estimates and projections

200 400 600 800 2015 2020 2025 2030 South Africa 577.3 Nigeria 542.2 200 400 600 800 2015 2020 2025 2030
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GDP in current dollars, 2020 → 2025
Year NigeriaSouth Africa
2015 696.1 bn$ 346.7 bn$
2016 570.4 bn$ 323.5 bn$
2017 529.1 bn$ 381.3 bn$
2018 593.9 bn$ 405.1 bn$
2019 668.2 bn$ 389.2 bn$
2020 598.7 bn$ 337.9 bn$
2021 609.5 bn$ 419.9 bn$
2022 645.7 bn$ 407.4 bn$
2023 487.3 bn$ 381.3 bn$
2024 252.1 bn$ 401.1 bn$
2025 · estimate 290.5 bn$ 427.1 bn$
2026 · projection 386.7 bn$ 489.1 bn$
2027 · projection 467.9 bn$ 517.6 bn$
2028 · projection 485.1 bn$ 537.2 bn$
2029 · projection 510.9 bn$ 556.5 bn$
2030 · projection 542.2 bn$ 577.3 bn$
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Indicators in 2025
Indicator · 2025 NigeriaSouth Africa
GDP in dollars 2020 → 2025 −51.5 % +26.4 %
Real GDP growth +4.0 % +1.1 %
GDP, current dollars 290.5 bn$ 427.1 bn$
GDP per capita 1,223 $ 6,769 $
GDP per capita, PPP 9,528 $ 16,319 $
Inflation 23.0 % 3.2 %
Public debt 36.1 % 78.4 %
Population 237.6 M 63.1 M
Fiscal balance −1.8 % −5.6 %
Current account +4.8 % −0.5 %
Unemployment n/a 32.4 %

IMF, World Economic Outlook · JSON