Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) was 0.4555 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) in Nigeria, 1981–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Nigeria is 0.4555 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and up 120.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Nigeria peaked at 0.5244 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0917 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1981.
Nigeria ranks 2nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0917 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0.1084 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1582 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +46.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1999 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2361 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3475 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +47.2% |
| 1987 | 0.35 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4077 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.5% |
| 1989 | 0.482 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4089 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3847 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4501 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4209 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3045 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.6% |
| 1995 | 0.18 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -40.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1419 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1367 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1307 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5071 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +288.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4463 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4356 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5244 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5093 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4175 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3455 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2734 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2511 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2187 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2665 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2267 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2066 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1969 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1808 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1708 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2063 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2617 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2915 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2653 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1714 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -35.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1964 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2003 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1932 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2596 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5101 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +96.5% |
| 2025 | 0.4555 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.4555 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.126 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 3.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.4555 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1452 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 3.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +288.1% | 0.1307 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5071 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2646 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0917 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.482 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.3065 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1307 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5071 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3688 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2187 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5244 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2178 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1708 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2915 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3025 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1932 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5101 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More economy & growth data for Nigeria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.32 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.19 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 148.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 16.86 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 13.91 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Nigeria?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) in Nigeria was 0.4555 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5244 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0917 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981.
- How does Nigeria rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$)?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 us$) rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.