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Nigeria Inflation Rate 1970s

Name: Nigeria Inflation Rate 1970s
Creator: World Bank
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Consumer price inflation, annual % · World Bank

15.81% decade average (1970-1979)

Nigeria's inflation rate during the 1970s ranged from 3.46% (1972) to 33.96% (1975), averaging 15.81% over 10 years of data.

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1970s Data▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1970	13.76%	+3.60pp	87th
1971	16.00%	+2.24pp	91st
1972	3.46%	−12.54pp	17th
1973	5.40%	+1.95pp	10th
1974	12.67%	+7.27pp	24th
1975	33.96%	+21.29pp	97th
1976	24.30%	−9.66pp	95th
1977	15.09%	−9.21pp	80th
1978	21.71%	+6.62pp	94th
1979	11.71%	−10.00pp	58th