Nigeria — Government consumption

millions of LCU · Annual · 1950–2024 · 75 observations

About this series

Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure.

For Nigeria, the government consumption reading stood at 24.46T LCU in 2024. Against 17.13T LCU in 2023, the period change was +42.8%. It was above the selected 10-year average of 13.61T LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 6.56% in 2024.

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Latest observations

2010–2024

PeriodValue
202424.46T LCU
202317.13T LCU
202214.31T LCU
202115.44T LCU
202020.02T LCU
10 earlier values, back to 2010
201912.69T LCU
201810.22T LCU
20176.82T LCU
20167.10T LCU
20157.88T LCU
20146.98T LCU
20136.63T LCU
20126.58T LCU
20115.67T LCU
20104.83T LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.