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.
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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 2026.11.03:
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 2026.10.27), United Kingdom 4 (list of 2026.11.03), EU 3 (list of 2026.10.23).
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
since 2023.05.29
Congrès des progressistes
Government in office
· 2 members
ministre de la Défense
Christopher Gwabin Musa
since 2025.12.04
Defence
Minister of Labour and Employment
Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi
since 2024.11.04
Parliament
Chambre des représentants
360 seats
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Inception 1923
All Progressives Congress
242
Peoples Democratic Party
72
Labour Party
22
New Nigeria People's Party
15
All Progressives Grand Alliance
5
Social Democratic Party
2
African Democratic Congress
1
Young Progressive Party
1
Composition · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · 2026.11.04
Sénat
109 seats
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All Progressives Congress
88
African Democratic Congress
8
Peoples Democratic Party
4
Nigeria Democratic Congress
3
All Progressives Grand Alliance
1
Accord
1
Composition · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · 2026.11.04
Economic indicators
World Bank · 2025
GDP
291 G$
2025
↑ +15.3 % vs 2024
GDP / capita
1,224 $
2025
↑ +12.9 % vs 2024
Growth
4.0 %
2025
↓ -0.1 pt vs 2024
Inflation
23.0 %
2025
↓ -10.2 pt vs 2024
Unemployment
3.1 %
2025
↑ +0.0 pt vs 2024
Defense / GDP
0.9 %
2025
↑ +0.4 pt vs 2024
Life expectancy
54.6 yrs
2024
↑ +0.3 % vs 2023
Governance indices
V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.51/1
#85
electoral democracy
2025
Freedoms (Freedom House)
44/100
Partly Free
2026
Corruption (CPI)
26/100
#142 2025
Press freedom (RSF)
48/100
#112 2026
Military posture
SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#66
SIPRI 2025
Annual budget
1.8 Md$
2025 USD constants 2024
Defense effort
0.9 %PIB
2025
Trade dependencies
OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
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$
Key treaties
UN Treaty Collection · IAEA · ICRC · OPCW
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TPNW
2017
Signed, not ratified
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Rome Statute
1998
Ratified
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Ottawa Mine Ban
1997
Ratified
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Oslo Cluster Munitions
2008
Ratified
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Arms Trade Treaty
2013
Ratified
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Paris Agreement
2015
Ratified
Political calendar
Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-11-04
Upcoming
2027-01-16
2027-02
President and Parliament
Bilan Tinubu (réforme essence + naira)
Last election
2023-02-25
President
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
Top 10% (wealth)
60.0 %
WID
Refugees hosted
123,848
UNHCR 2025
Refugees originating
478,150
UNHCR 2025
Disputed recognitions
curé éditorial · UN Member States
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
CEDEAO Union africaine OPEP Commonwealth UN WTO OIC
Global attention
Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 5,654 times a day (French and English).
On 2026.11.03: 5,612, or ×1.0.
2026.08.06 · 2026.11.03
Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
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 2026-11-04
Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-11-04
UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04
Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-27 · read on 2026-11-04 Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04 Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-10-23 · read on 2026-11-04
Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
USA
30%
GBR
32%
FRA
36%
DEU
36%
RUS
56%
CHN
64%
IND
70%