Nigeria — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1950–2025 · 75 observations
About this series
Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets 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.
The latest central government expenditure reading for Nigeria was 6.43% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 6.78% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −0.35 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 5.55% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2011–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.43 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 6.78 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 5.93 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 5.47 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 5.74 % of GDP |
10 earlier values, back to 2011
| 2020 | 5.38 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 5.35 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 4.98 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 4.58 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 4.84 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 5.68 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 4.45 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 5.48 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 5.74 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 19.1 % of GDP |