Business and industry
Firms, manufacturing and investment. National figures for Nigeria; state figures are on each state's report as they are published.
- Domestic credit to private sector
- 13.2%
- 2023 · World Bank
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows
- $4.0B
- 2025 · World Bank
- Industry
- 16.4%
- 2025 · World Bank
- Manufacturing, value added
- 8.3%
- 2025 · World Bank
The economy by activity
All business and industry figures
5 publishedThe economy by sector
What the economy is made of
58.2% services, 2025
Shares of GDP by sector. In 2025, services made up 58.2%, industry 16.4% and agriculture 23.0%. In 1981, they were 47.5%, 39.2% and 12.2%.
Taxes less subsidies on products: The difference between GDP and the three sectors’ value added, worked out from the published shares.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. CC-BY-4.0.
Structure of the economy
16.4% 2025
In 2025, the figure for Nigeria was 16.4%. Down 1.8 points from 18.2% in 2024.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Version 3. CC-BY-4.0.
8.3% 2025
In 2025, the figure for Nigeria was 8.3%. Down 0.4 points from 8.7% in 2024.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Version 3. CC-BY-4.0.
58.2% 2025
In 2025, the figure for Nigeria was 58.2%. Up 4.5 points from 53.7% in 2024.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Version 3. CC-BY-4.0.
Investment and credit
13.2% 2023
In 2023, the figure for Nigeria was 13.2%. Up 3.6 points from 9.6% in 2022.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Version 3. CC-BY-4.0.
$4.0B 2025
In 2025, the figure for Nigeria was $4.0B. Up 148.2% from $1.6B in 2024.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Version 3. CC-BY-4.0.