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Nigeria — Central government revenue (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1950–2025 · 76 observations

About this series

Central government revenue records transactions that increase government net worth, including taxes and other receipts within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

Nigeria's central government revenue reading was 4.08% of GDP in 2025. The period change from 5.29% of GDP in 2024 was −1.22 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 2.67% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2010–2025

PeriodValue
20254.08 % of GDP
20245.29 % of GDP
20233.1 % of GDP
20222.35 % of GDP
20211.99 % of GDP
11 earlier values, back to 2010
20201.98 % of GDP
20192.17 % of GDP
20181.98 % of GDP
20171.65 % of GDP
20162.07 % of GDP
20153.21 % of GDP
20143.55 % of GDP
20133.7 % of GDP
20123.82 % of GDP
201117.2 % of GDP
201013.2 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.