Nigeria — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1950–2019 · 69 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 9.54% of GDP in 2019. The previous reading was 9.82% of GDP in 2018; the period change was −0.28 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 13% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2006–2019
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 9.54 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 9.82 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 10.3 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 10 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 11.1 % of GDP |
9 earlier values, back to 2006
| 2014 | 13 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 15.3 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 16.3 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 19.3 % of GDP |
| 2010 | 15.2 % of GDP |
| 2009 | 19.1 % of GDP |
| 2008 | 20.1 % of GDP |
| 2007 | 17.4 % of GDP |
| 2006 | 13.7 % of GDP |