CPIA equity of public resource use rating (1=low to 6=high) in Nigeria
Nigeria: CPIA equity of public resource use rating (1=low to 6=high) was 3 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
3 1=low to 6=high
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
55th
of 85 countries
All-time high
3.5 1=low to 6=high
in 2005
All-time low
3 1=low to 6=high
in 2024
Years of data
21
2005–2025
CPIA equity of public resource use rating in Nigeria, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
In 2025, cpia equity of public resource use rating in Nigeria stood at 3 1=low to 6=high. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia equity of public resource use rating in Nigeria peaked at 3.5 1=low to 6=high in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3 1=low to 6=high, in 2024.
That places Nigeria 55th out of 85 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
CPIA equity of public resource use rating (1=low to 6=high) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 6=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | — |
| 2006 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3 1=low to 6=high | -14.3% |
| 2025 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 3 1=low to 6=high is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.5 1=low to 6=high, 86% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 3 1=low to 6=high is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.5 1=low to 6=high, 86% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | 3 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 55 Cameroon 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Central African Republic 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Comoros 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Congo 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Dominica 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Ghana 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Guyana 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Laos 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Lesotho 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Mozambique 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Myanmar 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Papua New Guinea 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Sao Tome and Principe 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Somalia 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Sri Lanka 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 East Timor 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Tuvalu 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Vanuatu 3 1=low to 6=high compare
More public sector data for Nigeria
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 21.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpia equity of public resource use rating in Nigeria?
- Cpia equity of public resource use rating in Nigeria was 3 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest cpia equity of public resource use rating recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5 1=low to 6=high in 2005.
- What is the lowest cpia equity of public resource use rating recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 1=low to 6=high in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for cpia equity of public resource use rating?
- Nigeria ranks 55th out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cpia equity of public resource use rating rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of CPIA equity of public resource use rating (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Equity of public resource use assesses the extent to which the pattern of public expenditures and revenue collection affects the poor and is consistent with national poverty reduction priorities.