Nigeria (2025)
58.2
% of GDP
+4.5pp YoY
YoY Change
+4.5pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
45
years of data

Data

Nigeria Services Value Added (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2025 58.2 +4.5pp
2024 53.7 +2pp
2023 51.7 +0.5pp
2022 51.2 -0.1pp
2021 51.3 -1.1pp
2020 52.4 -0.5pp
2019 52.9 +0.9pp
2018 52 -3.8pp
2017 55.8 -4pp
2016 59.8 +1.7pp
2015 58.1 +3.9pp
2014 54.2 +1.8pp
2013 52.4 +2.2pp
2012 50.2 +1pp
2011 49.2 -1.6pp
2010 50.8 -0.2pp
2009 51 +2pp
2008 49 -1pp
2007 50 +1.5pp
2006 48.5 +3.8pp

About this Dataset

Nigeria recorded 58.2 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was +4.5pp. Across 1981–2025 the series ranges from 35.4 in 1996 to 59.8 in 2016.

This page tracks services sector value added as a share of GDP in Nigeria from 1990 to present. The shift toward services-led growth is a defining trend across advanced and emerging markets.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks services sector value added as a share of GDP in Nigeria from 1990 to present. The shift toward services-led growth is a defining trend across advanced and emerging markets. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1981–2025 (45 observations).

The series peaked at 59.8 % of GDP in 2016 and reached its lowest recorded value of 35.4 in 1996. The latest reading of 58.2 in 2025 represents a change of +4.5pp.