Manufacturing, value added in Nigeria
Nigeria: Manufacturing, value added was 8.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing, value added in Nigeria, 1981–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 8.3% for manufacturing, value added in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Nigeria peaked at 21.1% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2010.
Nigeria ranks 124th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Manufacturing, value added in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 20.3% | — |
| 1982 | 20.3% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 21.1% | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 17.7% | -15.9% |
| 1985 | 21.1% | +18.7% |
| 1986 | 21.0% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 18.8% | -10.6% |
| 1988 | 21.0% | +11.9% |
| 1989 | 18.4% | -12.7% |
| 1990 | 17.8% | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 19.5% | +9.6% |
| 1992 | 17.7% | -9.4% |
| 1993 | 18.4% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 20.9% | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 20.0% | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 19.1% | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 19.2% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 17.5% | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 16.3% | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 13.9% | -14.3% |
| 2001 | 13.9% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | -15.2% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 8.4% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | -16.4% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | -6.6% |
| 2025 | 8.3% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.0% | 17.7% | 21.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 18.6% | 16.3% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 7.8% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 6.6% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.1% | 9.3% | 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)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 75,054 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 4.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.1644 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 201.31 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 7.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 249.67 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 305,664 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 4.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in Nigeria?
- Manufacturing, value added in Nigeria was 8.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 1983.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2010.
- How does Nigeria rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Nigeria ranks 124th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.