NGA · West Africa
Nigeria
Africa's largest population and economy, top oil producer on the continent. Holding the rotating ECOWAS presidency during a period of realignment.
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
- Alert
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The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
4.5 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 4.2
- Economy 4.0
- Diplomacy 7.8
- Influence 1.5
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
UN list of 2026.10.07: 1 person and 2 entities linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regime: ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 35 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 4 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 3 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Abuja
- Population
- 230,000,000 inh.
- Area
- 923,768 km²
- Currency
- NGN
- Regime
- Federal presidential republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Bola Tinubu
Government in office 2 members
ministre de la Défense
Christopher Gwabin Musa
ministre de l'Éducation
Morufu Olatunji Alausa
Parliament
Chambre des représentants
360 seats
Inception 1923
Sénat
109 seats
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
291 G$
GDP / capita
1,224 $
Growth
4.0 %
Inflation
23.0 %
Unemployment
3.1 %
Defense / GDP
0.6 %
Life expectancy
54.6 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.51/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
44/100
Corruption (CPI)
26/100
Press freedom (RSF)
48/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#66
Annual budget
1.8 Md$
Defense effort
0.9 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
60 Md$
Imports
62 Md$
Balance
-2 Md$
Top exports
- 80.0% Pétrole brut 48 Md$
- 8.0% GNL 5 Md$
Top imports
- 28.0% Pétrole raffiné (importateur net malgré le brut) 17 Md$
- 8.0% Blé + riz 5 Md$
- 5.0% Médicaments 3 Md$
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
30%
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GBR
32%
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FRA
36%
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DEU
36%
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RUS
56%
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CHN
64%
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IND
70%
Abstention: 24%
Key treaties UN Treaty Collection · IAEA · ICRC · OPCW
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✓
NPT
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✓
CTBT
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◐
TPNW
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✓
Rome Statute
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✓
Genocide
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✓
Geneva
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✓
Ottawa Mine Ban
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✓
Oslo Cluster Munitions
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✓
Arms Trade Treaty
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✓
Paris Agreement
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Upcoming
- 2027-01-16
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2027-02
Présidentielle + législatives
Bilan Tinubu (réforme essence + naira)
Last election
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2023-02-25
Présidentielle
Bola Tinubu (APC) 36.6% · turnout 26.7%
Last institutional rupture 1999 (transition fin junte Abacha)
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.56/1
Top 10% (wealth)
60.0 %
Gini
33.9
Refugees hosted
123,848
Refugees originating
478,150
Disputed recognitions curé éditorial · UN Member States
Recognizes
- Palestine
Does not recognize
- Kosovo
National anthem
Nigeria, We Hail Thee
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- CEDEAO
- Union africaine
- OPEP
- Commonwealth
- UN
- WTO
- OIC
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 5,672 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 5,745, or ×1.0.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2022 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01