Nigeria — Central government revenue (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1950–2019 · 70 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 5.4% of GDP in 2019. The period change from 5.56% of GDP in 2018 was −0.16 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 9.82% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2006–2019
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 5.4 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 5.56 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 5.58 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 5.29 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 7.59 % of GDP |
9 earlier values, back to 2006
| 2014 | 11.4 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 12.1 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 14.7 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 17.4 % of GDP |
| 2010 | 13.2 % of GDP |
| 2009 | 12 % of GDP |
| 2008 | 17.1 % of GDP |
| 2007 | 19.3 % of GDP |
| 2006 | 19.3 % of GDP |