Retail cashless transactions per 1,000 adults in Nigeria

Nigeria: Retail cashless transactions per 1,000 adults was 3.91 in 2015. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2015)
3.91
Change on year
up 18.4%
World rank
78th
of 90 countries
All-time high
3.91
in 2015
All-time low
0.606
in 2011
Years of data
5
2011–2015

Retail cashless transactions per 1,000 adults in Nigeria, 2011–2015

12342011201320152011: 0.6062012: 1.32013: 22014: 3.32015: 3.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Nigeria recorded 3.91 for retail cashless transactions per 1,000 adults in 2015. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.4% on the previous year and up 545.3% over five years.

Nigeria ranks 78th of 90 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Retail cashless transactions per 1,000 adults in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Retail cashless transactions per 1,000 adults in Nigeria, 2011 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2011 0.606 —
2012 1.31 +116.2%
2013 2.01 +53.5%
2014 3.3 +64.3%
2015 3.91 +18.4%

Nigeria compared with similar countries

  • Nigeria's 3.91 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.26, 63% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
  • Nigeria's 3.91 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.18, 35% of the median. (13 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 75 Mozambique 6.6 compare
  2. 76 Tunisia 6.26 compare
  3. 77 Jordan 5.82 compare
  4. 79 Zambia 3.73 compare
  5. 80 Egypt 3.49 compare
  6. 81 Pakistan 2.2 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is retail cashless transactions per 1,000 adults in Nigeria?
Retail cashless transactions per 1,000 adults in Nigeria was 3.91 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest retail cashless transactions per 1,000 adults recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 3.91 in 2015.
What is the lowest retail cashless transactions per 1,000 adults recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.606 in 2011.
How does Nigeria rank for retail cashless transactions per 1,000 adults?
Nigeria ranks 78th out of 90 countries with data for 2015.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Retail cashless transactions per 1,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Retail cashless transactions per 1,000 adults
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 450 data points, 2011–2015
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