Subsidies in Nigeria

Nigeria: Subsidies was 246.03 million current US$ in 2007. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2007)
246.03 million current US$
Change on year
up 12.3%
World rank
4th
of 24 countries
All-time high
246.03 million current US$
in 2007
All-time low
27.51 million current US$
in 2002
Years of data
6
2002–2007

Subsidies in Nigeria, 2002–2007

50.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M250.0M2002200420072002: 27.5M current US$2003: 28.0M current US$2004: 42.0M current US$2005: 50.2M current US$2006: 219.1M current US$2007: 246.0M current US$

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

The most recent figure for subsidies in Nigeria is 246.03 million current US$, measured in 2007. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.3% on the previous year and up 794.2% over ten years.

Nigeria ranks 4th of 24 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 1 Morocco 5.56 billion current US$ compare
  2. 2 South Africa 1.79 billion current US$ compare
  3. 3 Senegal 684.89 million current US$ compare
  4. 5 Botswana 80.04 million current US$ compare
  5. 6 Mauritius 39.78 million current US$ compare
  6. 7 Namibia 36.03 million current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is subsidies in Nigeria?
Subsidies in Nigeria was 246.03 million current US$ in 2007, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest subsidies recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 246.03 million current US$ in 2007.
What is the lowest subsidies recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 27.51 million current US$ in 2002.
How does Nigeria rank for subsidies?
Nigeria ranks 4th out of 24 countries with data for 2007.
Is subsidies rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 794.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Subsidies (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Subsidies (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 507 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units make to enterprises, resident producers and importers. Subsidies may be designed to influence enterprises level or type of production, or the prices at which the products are sold. (Capital grants are in the national accounts classified as capital transfers.) Subsidies consists of ‘subsidies on products’, subsidies payable per unit of a good or a service, and ‘other subsidies on production’, which cover all other subsidies enterprises receives as a consequence of engaging in production. Data are in current U.S. dollars.