Real GDP per person during each president's tenure
Every president since 1991, ranked by how real GDP per person changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | President | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PDP Olusegun Obasanjo | 29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007 | +37.3% 1998 → 2006 | +4.0%/yr | |
| 2 | PDP Goodluck Jonathan | 9 Feb 2010 – 29 May 2015 | +17.2% 2009 → 2014 | +3.2%/yr | |
| 3 | PDP Umaru Musa Yar'Adua | 29 May 2007 – 9 Feb 2010 | +13.1% 2006 → 2009 | +4.2%/yr | |
| 4 | APC Bola Tinubu | 29 May 2023 – now | +5.1% 2022 → 2025 | +1.7%/yr | |
| 5 | N Sani Abacha | 17 Nov 1993 – 9 Jun 1998 | −5.3% 1993 → 1997 | −1.3%/yr | |
| 6 | APC Muhammadu Buhari | 29 May 2015 – 29 May 2023 | −12.7% 2014 → 2022 | −1.7%/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. ₦ thousand per person, 2019 prices · National Bureau of Statistics GDP at 2019 prices via the World Bank (NY.GDP.MKTP.KN) over the population (World Bank, UN estimates), yearly · Nigeria data · as of Aug 2026.