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Nigeria — General government tax revenue (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 2002–2024 · 23 observations

About this series

General government tax revenue records compulsory, unrequited payments received by government within the source series' coverage. It is a component of revenue, not total revenue. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The latest general government tax revenue reading for Nigeria was 3.42% of GDP in 2024. The previous reading was 3.24% of GDP in 2023; the period change was +0.19 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 2.76% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2015–2024

PeriodValue
20243.42 % of GDP
20233.24 % of GDP
20223.03 % of GDP
20212.88 % of GDP
20202.46 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2015
20192.63 % of GDP
20182.59 % of GDP
20172.47 % of GDP
20162.41 % of GDP
20152.51 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.