Underlying picture less positive than headline reading: GDP growth improved to 0.7% on a seasonally adjusted quarter on quarter basis...
Economic Growth in Nigeria
Nigeria's economy recorded an average growth rate of 2.2% in the decade to 2022, below the 3.0% average for Sub-Saharan Africa. In 2022, real GDP growth was 3.1%. For more GDP information, visit our dedicated page.
Nigeria GDP Chart
Note: This chart displays Economic Growth (GDP, annual variation in %) for Nigeria from 2014 to 2024.
Source: Macrobond.
Nigeria GDP Data
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Growth (GDP, ann. var. %) | -1.9 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.4 |
| GDP (USD bn) | 433 | 441 | 478 | 363 | 188 |
| GDP (NGN bn) | 154,252 | 176,076 | 202,365 | 234,426 | 277,494 |
| Economic Growth (Nominal GDP, ann. var. %) | 5.9 | 14.1 | 14.9 | 15.8 | 18.4 |
Panelist insight: Analysts at Fitch Solutions commented on the outlook: “After a stronger-than-anticipated 2024, we expect that Nigeria’s economic growth will accelerate further in 2025. We believe that exports were the primary driver of growth in expenditure terms last year, and this trend will persist in 2025. As the Dangote refinery continues to ramp up petrol production and increasingly supplies the local market, demand for fuel imports—historically Nigeria’s largest merchandise import—will continue to fall.”
Consensus Forecasts and Projections for the next ten years
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