Share of voting rights in international organizations in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share of voting rights in international organizations was 9.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of voting rights in international organizations in Nigeria, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Financing for Development Office – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of voting rights in international organizations in Nigeria stood at 9.3%.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of voting rights in international organizations in Nigeria peaked at 13.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2010.
Nigeria ranks 1st of 82 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of voting rights in international organizations in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.3% | — |
| 2005 | 9.0% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | +44.7% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | -31.6% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 9.3% | +7.2% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 9.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6%, 15.8× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 9.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3%, 30.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of voting rights in international organizations in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +44.7% | 9.4% | 13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 9.0% | 9.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 8.6% | 9.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 8.7% | 13.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More social development data for Nigeria
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 123,848 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 478,150 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 478,150 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of voting rights in international organizations in Nigeria?
- Share of voting rights in international organizations in Nigeria was 9.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Financing for Development Office – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of voting rights in international organizations recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 13.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of voting rights in international organizations recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2010.
- How does Nigeria rank for share of voting rights in international organizations?
- Nigeria ranks 1st out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of voting rights in international organizations rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Financing for Development Office – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of voting rights in international organizations. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of voting rights of developing countries in international organizations, by organization (%).