Nigeria To Overtake Uk, France In Growth By 2030 – Report

Nigeria’s economy is to grow faster than those of France and United Kingdom by 2030, a consultancy firm, Price WaterhouseCoopers, PwC, has projected.

Making the forecast in its latest report titled: “The world in 2050: Will the shift in global economic power continue?” PwC reported that China will be the largest economy by 2030, while India may challenge the United States for second place by 2050 even as it predicted that the emerging economies of Nigeria, Indonesia and Mexico could push the UK and France out of the top ten economies of the world by the year.

The firm, however, hinged Nigeria’s and other countries’ capacities to meet the growth trajectories on the extent to which their governments are able to build their institutions to global standards, diversify their economies and sustained growth-friendly policies.

Reflecting on the report, the PwC Nigeria’s Chief Economist and co-author, Mr. Andrew S. Nevin, explained: “Nigeria’s potential advantages for future growth include a large consumer market, a strategic geographic location, and a young and highly entrepreneurial population.

“With drop in oil pric, which could thwart this possibility as a result of the attendant pressure on fiscal policy, Nigeria will need to manage the oil price decline effectively at all levels of government and create a sustainable platform for diversification into the sectors.

“We are all aware of the significant headwinds created by the rapid drop in the oil price, putting pressure on the fiscal and monetary systems, as well as reducing economic growth in the short term.

“To achieve its longterm economic potential, Nigeria will need to manage the oil price decline effectively at all levels of government and create a sustainable platform for diversification into the sectors that we know will drive the economy in the future – including power, agriculture, manufacturing, telecoms, hospitality and real estate.”

According to him, over the past decade, Nigeria has boasted superior economic growth and, with the right reforms and investments, the country could become one of the world’s leading economies by 2030, with further progress by 2050.

The report stated further that Philippines, Vietnam and Malaysia are set to be notable risers with Colombia and Poland growing more strongly by 2050 than Brazil and Russia.

With a long-term projections of potential GDP growth up to 2050 for 32 of the largest economies in the world, covering 84 per cent of total global GDP, the PwC report projects insist that the current global economic power shift away from established advanced economies in North America, Western Europe and Japan will continue over the next 35 years – despite a projected slowdown in Chinese growth after around 2020.

Noting that the world economy is projected to grow at an average of just over three per cent yearly from 2014-50, doubling in size by 2037 and nearly tripling by 2050, the report which tipped China as the largest economy by 2030 on any measure, however stated that it expected China’s growth rate to slow markedly after around 2020 as its population ages and high investment rate runs into diminishing marginal returns.

“Eventual reversion to the global average has been common for past high growth economies such as Japan and South Korea and we expect China to follow suit,” it stated.

Other highlights from PwC’s projections are that India has the potential to sustain its higher growth rate for longer and become a $10 trillion economy by around 2020 in purchasing power (PP) terms, or around 2035 at market exchange rates while emerging economies like Indonesia, Brazil and Mexico have the potential to be larger than the UK and France by 2030.















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Posted: at 20-04-2015 06:12 AM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero

I pray so o

Posted: at 20-04-2015 07:35 AM (8 years ago) | Hero

And our "growth" will it touch on the lives of the poor?

Currently Nigerians earn less than $2 a week. And the naira is basically worthless (eveything is bought in thousands of naira!)

Just give us the BASICS!

Posted: at 20-04-2015 08:26 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

WE ARE WAITING

Posted: at 20-04-2015 10:58 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Na wetin everybody na.. but no be by mouth runing like tap water... Europeans don go far wella wella and i don't thing sey by by talking...

Posted: at 20-04-2015 01:59 PM (8 years ago) | Newbie

Na today?

Posted: at 20-04-2015 10:52 PM (8 years ago) | Hero

DREAMER,NIGERIA ECONOMY ARE HIDDEN IN YOUR CHEEK,SPIT THEM OUT.....YEYE STORY,WE CAN'T PRODUCE HEEDLE,AND WE ARE EXPECTING TO BE BETTER THAN UK AND FRANCE????UNLESS WE START GOING TO SPACE LIKE THEM...A COUNTRY ECONOMY CAN'T BASE ONLY ON CONSUMPTION,WE NEED TO PRODUCE AS WELL TO IMPROVE THE LIFE OF OUR CITIZEN.....COS WHAT'S THE SENSE OF GROWING ECONOMY,IF THE CITIZENS CAN'T AFFORD 2 SQUARE MEAL,NOT EVEN 3...ABEG GO SLEEP....

Posted: at 21-04-2015 12:57 AM (8 years ago) | Upcoming

this woman is sleeoing

Posted: at 21-04-2015 12:24 PM (8 years ago) | Newbie

I pray

Posted: at 22-04-2015 11:36 AM (8 years ago) | Hero