Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Nigeria
Nigeria: Agriculture share of Government Expenditure was 3.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Nigeria, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 3.3% for agriculture share of government expenditure in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture share of government expenditure in Nigeria peaked at 5.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2003.
That places Nigeria 42nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.3% | — |
| 2004 | 3.3% | +157.4% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +20.2% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | +32.1% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | -45.8% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | +37.1% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -22.0% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +40.8% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | +24.9% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 1.3% | 5.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 39 Sierra Leone 3.4% compare
- 40 Myanmar 3.4% compare
- 41 Philippines 3.3% compare
- 43 Republic of Korea 3.3% compare
- 43 Republic of Korea 3.3% compare
- 45 Kazakhstan 3.2% compare
More public sector data for Nigeria
- Arms imports 67.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.2879 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -27.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 67.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 4.87 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0045 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -63.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.13 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 102.11 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture share of government expenditure in Nigeria?
- Agriculture share of government expenditure in Nigeria was 3.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2003.
- How does Nigeria rank for agriculture share of government expenditure?
- Nigeria ranks 42nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture share of government expenditure rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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