Global rank
#84
Nigeria • Passport
PASSPORT • PASS • PASAPORTE
Visa-free26 · 13%
Visa on arrival14 · 7%
eTA1 · 1%
Visa required158 · 79%
Bloc
ECOWAS
15
Union Members
World reach
21%
About the Nigeria passport
The Nigeria passport ranks #84 of 200 globally, ahead of 58% of the world's ranked passports. Like many countries, Nigeria extends citizenship to children of its nationals born abroad, making the passport potentially available to subsequent generations through descent.
Passport context
Nigeria applies a top marginal income tax rate of 24% and a capital gains tax rate of Varies. The country operates a standard mid tax regime.
Nigeria is a member of ECOWAS, granting facilitated movement across West African member states.
Where Nigeria passport holders can travel
BarbadosBeninBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonChadComorosCôte d'IvoireDjiboutiDominicaFijiGambiaGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauHaitiIranKenyaKiribatiLebanonLiberiaMadagascarMaldivesMaliMauritiusMicronesiaMozambiqueNigerPalauRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSamoaSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneTimor-LesteTogoTuvaluVanuatu
Where a visa is required
AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBelarusBelgiumBelizeBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaCanadaCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChileChinaColombiaCongoCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDominican RepublicDR CongoEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFinlandFranceGabonGeorgiaGermanyGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuatemalaGuyanaHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLesothoLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacaoMalawiMalaysiaMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMexicoMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPakistanPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRomaniaRussiaSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSerbiaSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSudanSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTurkmenistanUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamYemenZambiaZimbabwe
How Nigeria compares regionally
Among ECOWAS members, the Nigeria passport ranks 15th of 15 by mobility. The average passport rank across ECOWAS members is #73.