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Nigeria stands as the number one country in Africa in the International Monetary Fund, IMF, 2020 World Economic Outlook’s ratings of countries.
Using countries’ GDPs, IMF ranked Nigeria among the first 26 countries in the world in the same position with an average 442,976 million U.S. dollars.
Countries are sorted by nominal GDP estimates from financial and statistical institutions, which are calculated at market or government official exchange rates.
Nominal GDP does not take into account differences in the cost of living in different countries, and the results can vary from one year to another based on fluctuations in the exchange rates of the country’s currency.
Such fluctuations may change a country’s ranking from one year to the next, even though they often make little or no difference in the standard of living of its population.
Nigeria had put in place several measures to improve on the economy by tackling various sectors that has direct impact on the lives of its citizens.
The Economic Recovery Growth Plan (ERGP) of the government aims to tackle the key challenges to economic development through tackling constraints to growth and leveraging on the power of the private sector.
It also initiates the promotion of national cohesion and social inclusion, allowing markets to function as well as uphold the core values that define the Nigerian society as enshrined in the 1999 Constitution.
The key principles on which the ERGP stands are focus on tackling constraints to growth; leveraging the power of the private sector and promoting national cohesion and social inclusion
Others are allowing markets to function and upholding core values that define the Nigerian society.
IMF’s 2020 World Economic Outlook ratings.
Rank Country/Territory GDP (US$million)
United States 20,807,269
China 14,860,775
Japan 4,910,580
Germany 3,780,553
United Kingdom 2,638,296
India 2,592,583
France 2,551,451
Italy 1,848,222
Canada 1,600,264
South Korea 1,586,786
Russia 1,464,078
Brazil 1,363,767
Australia 1,334,688
Spain 1,247,464
Indonesia 1,088,768
Mexico 1,040,372
Netherlands 886,339
Switzerland 707,868
Saudi Arabia 680,897
Turkey 649,436
Iran 610,662
Poland 580,894
Sweden 529,054
Thailand 509,200
Belgium 503,416
Nigeria 442,976
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