Full List Of Richest States in Nigeria 2022 (GDP)

Full List Of Richest States in Nigeria 2022 (GDP)

If you are looking to know the richest states in Nigeria, then you are at the right place as we will be working you through the list of richest states in Nigeria which was rated based on their Gross domestic product (GDP).

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It’s no longer news that Nigeria has the largest economy in Africa going by Gross domestic product (GDP) but the country still struggles despite its comfortable record, with over-dependence on oil and a very large population.

Before we go into the main business of the day, let’s look at what GDP means

What is Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?

Gross domestic product (GDP) is the total monetary or market value of all the finished goods and services produced within a country’s borders in a specific time period. As a broad measure of overall domestic production, it functions as a comprehensive scorecard of a given country’s economic health. It is the measure of the monetary value of final goods and services produced by an entity.

Due to the failure of the country to transform its Natural resources into wealth, Nigeria is far behind the richest country in the world via GDP and this has impacted negatively on the economy of the country.

Below is a List of Richest States in Nigeria 2022

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Full List Of Richest States in Nigeria 2022 (GDP)

Rank	State	GDP (millions of U$)
1	Lagos	US$33,679
2	Rivers	US$21,073
3	Delta	US$16,749
4	Oyo	US$16,121
5	Imo	US$14,212
6	Kano	US$12,393
7	Edo	US$11,888
8	Akwa Ibom	US$11,179
9	Ogun	US$10,470
10	Kaduna	US$10,334
11	Cross River	US$9,292
12	Abia	US$8,687
13	Ondo	US$8,414
14	Osun	US$7,280
15	Benue	US$6,864
16	Anambra	US$6,764
17	Katsina	US$6,022
18	Niger	US$6,002
19	Borno	US$5,175
20	Plateau	US$5,154
21	Sokoto	US$4,818
22	Bauchi	US$4,713
23	Kogi	US$4,642
24	Adamawa	US$4,582
25	Enugu	US$4,396
26	Bayelsa	US$4,337
27	Zamfara	US$4,123
28	Kwara	US$3,841
29	Taraba	US$3,397
30	Kebbi	US$3,290
31	Nassarawa	US$3,022
32	Jigawa	US$2,988
33	Ekiti	US$2,848
34	Ebonyi	US$2,732
35	Gombe	US$2,501
36	Yobe	US$2,011