Nigeria — Government consumption (% of GDP)

% of GDP · 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. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The latest government consumption reading for Nigeria was 6.56% of GDP in 2024. The previous reading was 5.46% of GDP in 2023; the period change was +1.11 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 6.18% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2010–2024

PeriodValue
20246.56 % of GDP
20235.46 % of GDP
20225.22 % of GDP
20216.35 % of GDP
20209.37 % of GDP
10 earlier values, back to 2010
20196.19 % of GDP
20185.84 % of GDP
20174.55 % of GDP
20165.51 % of GDP
20156.77 % of GDP
20146.57 % of GDP
20137.22 % of GDP
20128.3 % of GDP
20118.48 % of GDP
20108.58 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.