Services, value added in Nigeria
Nigeria: Services, value added was 58.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Nigeria, 1981–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added in Nigeria stood at 58.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Nigeria peaked at 59.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 35.4%, in 1996.
That places Nigeria 99th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Services, value added in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 47.5% | — |
| 1982 | 50.7% | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 49.9% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 50.4% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 47.3% | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 48.2% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 45.6% | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 43.0% | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 42.3% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 42.0% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 41.2% | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 41.0% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 42.4% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 42.5% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 37.0% | -13.0% |
| 1996 | 35.4% | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 36.3% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 42.4% | +16.6% |
| 1999 | 43.6% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 43.8% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 46.2% | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 39.0% | -15.7% |
| 2003 | 39.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 43.4% | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 44.7% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 48.5% | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 50.0% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 49.0% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 51.0% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 50.8% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 49.2% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 50.2% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 52.4% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 54.2% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 58.1% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 59.8% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 55.8% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 52.0% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 52.9% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 52.4% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 51.3% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 51.2% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 51.7% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 53.7% | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 58.2% | +8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47.2% | 42.3% | 50.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 40.4% | 35.4% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.5% | 39.0% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.5% | 49.2% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.1% | 51.2% | 58.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 96 El Salvador 58.9% compare
- 97 Slovenia 58.6% compare
- 98 Colombia 58.5% compare
- 100 Kazakhstan 57.7% compare
- 101 China 57.7% compare
- 102 Bosnia and Herzegovina 57.7% compare
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)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.93 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,369 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate 4.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 778.97 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per capita 953,652 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate -18.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.11 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Nigeria?
- Services, value added in Nigeria was 58.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 59.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4% in 1996.
- How does Nigeria rank for services, value added?
- Nigeria ranks 99th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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.