Nigeria — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1950–2025 · 74 observations
About this series
The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
In Nigeria, the central government deficit reading was −2.35% of GDP in 2025, compared with −1.49% of GDP in 2024. The period change was −0.86 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of −2.88% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2011–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -2.35 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -1.49 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -2.83 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -3.11 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -3.75 % of GDP |
10 earlier values, back to 2011
| 2020 | -3.41 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -3.18 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -3 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -2.93 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -2.77 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -2.47 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -0.91 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -1.78 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -1.92 % of GDP |
| 2011 | -1.83 % of GDP |