# Nigeria → United Kingdom economic convergence

Indicator: GDP per capita (PPP) (constant 2021 international $)
Latest shared data: 2025
Nigeria: $8,145
United Kingdom: $53,993
Nigeria is at 15% of United Kingdom.

## Scenario

Nigeria annual growth: -0.9% (trailing 10-year average)
United Kingdom annual growth: 0.7% (trailing 10-year average)

## Result

If Nigeria grew -0.9% a year and United Kingdom 0.7% a year, Nigeria would never catch up with United Kingdom on GDP per capita (PPP).

| Year | Nigeria | United Kingdom |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| 2026 | $8,072 | $54,371 |
| 2031 | $7,715 | $56,301 |
| 2036 | $7,374 | $58,299 |
| 2041 | $7,048 | $60,368 |
| 2046 | $6,737 | $62,511 |
| 2051 | $6,439 | $64,730 |
| 2056 | $6,154 | $67,027 |
| 2061 | $5,882 | $69,406 |
| 2066 | $5,622 | $71,870 |
| 2071 | $5,374 | $74,421 |
| 2076 | $5,136 | $77,062 |

## Links

- Explore this scenario: https://mountaintoclimb.com/?chaser=NGA&target=GBR&indicator=GDP_PCAP_PPP&cg=-0.009&tmode=growing&tg=0.007&baseYear=2023&adjC=0&adjT=0
- Chart (SVG): https://mountaintoclimb.com/api/chart.svg?chaser=NGA&target=GBR&indicator=GDP_PCAP_PPP&growth_rate=-0.009&target_growth_rate=0.007&base_year=2023
- JSON: https://mountaintoclimb.com/api/convergence?chaser=NGA&target=GBR&indicator=GDP_PCAP_PPP&growth_rate=-0.009&target_growth_rate=0.007&base_year=2023
- Methodology: https://mountaintoclimb.com/methodology
- Canonical: https://mountaintoclimb.com/compare/nigeria/united-kingdom

Source: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.KD. A scenario, not a forecast: the result follows only from the stated growth rates.