Nigeria's Statistics

From Data to Decisions.

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Welcome to NGNSTATS 🇳🇬📊
Every week, we turn Nigeria's official statistics into
something you can actually understand ;
📈 Economy GDP, inflation, exchange rates
👨‍👩‍👧 Population & demographics
💼 Jobs & unemployment
🎓 Education
🌾 Agriculture
🏙️ State-by-state comparisons

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State Spotlight 🏙️

2024 IGR (Internally Generated Revenue):
Lagos: ₦1.26tn
Rivers: ₦317.3bn
FCT: ₦282.4bn

Lagos alone made more than 1/3 of all state IGR nationwide (₦3.63tn total).

Source: NBS
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Nigeria's headline inflation eased to 15.43% in July,
down from 15.91% in June.

But food inflation jumped: 17.52% → 20.31% — its highest
in 10 months.

Falling headline inflation ≠ cheaper groceries.

Source: NBS
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External Debt: $51.86 billion (46.7%), with the World Bank being the largest single creditor at $18.3 billion .

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Official data from the Debt Management Office places the total public debt at ₦159.28 trillion as of December 2025 . This figure includes both the Federal Government and State Governments. Broken down: Domestic Debt: ₦84.85 trillion (53.3%), largely in bonds and treasury bills

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The debt-to-GDP ratio fluctuates between 32.3% and 36.9% depending on the metric, which authorities are quick to note is below the 60% international threshold .
However, analysts warn this is a misleading comfort. The real crisis is liquidity, not solvency.

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Poverty: Still climbing, >50% of population per World Bank

Food inflation: Eased to 12.1% but real incomes still squeezed

Fuel prices: Up sharply amid Middle East conflict pressures

IMF warns: "Rising costs making life difficult for people"

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24.5 million confirmed malaria cases were recorded in 2025 alone.

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Less than 10% of adults aged 15–49 have ever had their blood pressure checked.

Less than 10% have ever had their blood sugar checked.

We don't know the true scale of hypertension and diabetes in Nigeria.

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Nigeria's e-commerce market projected to hit $33B+

Thousands of merchants now selling exclusively via WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok

Many sellers report 50%+ of daily sales come from chat apps

Independent dispatch riders now the backbone of last-mile delivery

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Food Insecurity

33.1 million Nigerians may face food insecurity in 2026

Food accounts for up to 70% of consumption among poorer households

Northern food-producing regions hit hardest by violence and economic hardship

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Consensus says 2026 is Nigeria's strongest macro setup in a decade. The wildcard is whether the government stays disciplined or succumbs to election-year spending.

Bookmark this. Let's check back in December. 📌

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9.5% literacy is not a statistic. It’s a crisis.

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Only 9.5% of Nigerian pupils reach minimum proficiency in reading and math by the end of primary school.

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OIL SECTOR DYNAMICS

Higher crude prices = partial offset
BUT non-oil activity weighed down by:

• Fuel import costs
• Fertilizer price spikes
• Shipping/logistics inflation

Nigeria still imports refined products despite being major producer.

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DEMOGRAPHICS & POVERTY IN NIGERIA
• Population Living in Poverty (2026 est.): 141 million
• Poverty Rate: 62% of population
• Increase in Poverty (2023-2026): +26 million people

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OIL SECTOR
• Crude Production (Direct Communication): 1.38 mbpd
• Crude Production (Secondary Sources): 1.46 mbpd
• OPEC Quota: 1.5 mbpd
• Budget Benchmark: 1.84 mbpd (inc. condensates)
• Rank in Africa: #1 Producer