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Nigeria — Combined government deficit

millions of NGN · Annual · 1950–2031 · 81 observations

About this series

The combined government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata.

The latest combined government deficit reading for Nigeria was −7.78T NGN in 2025. The previous reading was −4.74T NGN in 2024; the period change was −3.03T NGN. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −1.76% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2015–2031

PeriodValue
2031-19.81T NGN
2030-19.42T NGN
2029-17.60T NGN
2028-16.66T NGN
2027-17.95T NGN
12 earlier values, back to 2015
2026-23.23T NGN
2025-7.78T NGN
2024-4.74T NGN
2023-9.81T NGN
2022-10.97T NGN
2021-9.65T NGN
2020-8.60T NGN
2019-6.78T NGN
2018-5.36T NGN
2017-5.77T NGN
2016-4.25T NGN
2015-3.14T NGN
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.