Nigeria — Combined government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1950–2030 · 80 observations

About this series

Combined government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The combined government expenditure reading for Nigeria was 12.5% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 12.3% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +0.18 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 9.71% of GDP, the latest reading was above.

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Latest observations

2015–2030

PeriodValue
203012.5 % of GDP
202912.5 % of GDP
202812.3 % of GDP
202712.2 % of GDP
202612.8 % of GDP
11 earlier values, back to 2015
202512.5 % of GDP
202412.3 % of GDP
202310.4 % of GDP
202210.6 % of GDP
20219.09 % of GDP
20208.73 % of GDP
20198.87 % of GDP
20189.1 % of GDP
20178.52 % of GDP
20166.93 % of GDP
20157.85 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.