Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) was 19.3% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nigeria, 2003–2013
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2013, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nigeria stood at 19.3%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 20.3% on the previous year and up 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nigeria peaked at 19.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2004.
Nigeria ranks 120th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 12.7% | — |
| 2004 | 10.9% | -14.2% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 16.6% | +24.2% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | +21.1% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | +20.3% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 19.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.1%, 62% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 19.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.5%, 68% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 10.9% | 16.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 15.1% | 19.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More infrastructure data for Nigeria
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 164.65 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.76 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 102,714 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0441 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 102,714 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7076 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nigeria?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nigeria was 19.3% in 2013, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2004.
- How does Nigeria rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Nigeria ranks 120th out of 128 countries with data for 2013.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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