Sources

We only publish figures from sources whose licence we have checked and approved. Each source below shows what we use, how often it is updated, and every version we have published.

CBN rates and statistics (uploaded files)

Central Bank of Nigeria

Coverage: Nigeria, national level
Updated: Daily and monthly
How we get it: Files downloaded from the publisher and uploaded by our data team · Original source
Licence: CBN website terms. Credit the source when you reuse these figures. Check the publisher’s terms before commercial reuse.

CBN: exchange rates

Official naira exchange rates published by the CBN.

No published figures yet.

NBS reports and tables (uploaded files)

National Bureau of Statistics

Coverage: Nigeria, national and state level
Updated: Monthly, quarterly and by survey
How we get it: Files downloaded from the publisher and uploaded by our data team · Original source
Licence: NBS publication terms. Credit the source when you reuse these figures. Check the publisher’s terms before commercial reuse.

NBS: consumer prices

Headline, food and core inflation from the NBS Consumer Price Index report.

No published figures yet.

NBS: national and state statistics

Other NBS tables, national and by state.

No published figures yet.

Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (DHS Program API)

The DHS Program (ICF), with the National Population Commission

Coverage: Nigeria, national and state level, survey years 1990 onwards
Updated: Every five years or so (latest survey wave used)
How we get it: Imported automatically from the publisher’s data service · Original source
Licence: The DHS Program terms of use. Credit the source when you reuse these figures. Check the publisher’s terms before commercial reuse.

DHS: Nigeria state indicators

Selected Demographic and Health Survey indicators for Nigeria and each state.

1,193 published figures for 8 indicators across 44 places.

Version	Published	Status
3	2 Nov 2026	Live
2	2 Nov 2026	Replaced
1	2 Nov 2026	Replaced

World Development Indicators

World Bank

Coverage: Nigeria, national level, 1960 onwards
Updated: Several updates a year
How we get it: Imported automatically from the publisher’s data service · Original source
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. Credit the source when you reuse these figures. Commercial reuse is allowed.

World Bank WDI: Nigeria national indicators

Selected World Development Indicators for Nigeria, national level.

2,608 published figures for 61 indicators across 1 place.

Version	Published	Status
3	2 Nov 2026	Live
2	2 Nov 2026	Replaced
1	2 Nov 2026	Replaced

Sources being prepared, such as the National Bureau of Statistics and the Central Bank of Nigeria, appear here once their licence is approved. How we work · Corrections