Nigeria became a country with gross domestic product ( GDP ), the largest in Africa , overtaking South Africa .
This occurs because the GDP leap Nigeria recalculate their GDP to include industries that were previously not recorded , such as telecommunications , information technology , Internet-based sales , cost , and production of the film ..
In 2013 , GDP registered 80.3 trillion Nigerian naira , or about U.S. $ 509.9 billion .
This figure is much higher when compared to South Africa 's GDP reached U.S. $ 370.3 billion in the same period .
However , some economists said the achievement of the Nigerian economy is still less than the maximum given the fact that the country has a population of 170 million , three times greater than the number of South Africans .
In a matter of income per capita , GDP South Africa three times bigger than Nigeria .
"No impact "
Financial Analyst , Bismarck Rewane , said the revised GDP calculations are performed Nigeria is " a conceit " .
He added : " ( Fate ) Nigerians did not improve in the future with the announcement . 's Not make more money in the bank entrance ( or ) more food into the stomach . This does not change anything . "
Nigeria believes that the revisions to the GDP statistics can provide a clearer picture about their economy .
Each country generally make revisions to their GDP calculation method once every three years . However , Nigeria 's GDP never update Monday since 1990.
GDP figures represent the amount of production of goods or services and become the main yardstick of a country's economy .
Nigeria with Mexico , click Indonesia, and Turkey - Click abbreviated MINT - categorized as countries that have the potential to become a world economic giant in the future .BBC
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