Manufacturing, value added in Nigeria
Nigeria: Manufacturing, value added was 1.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing, value added in Nigeria, 1982–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing, value added in Nigeria is 1.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 18.0% on the previous year and up 196.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Nigeria peaked at 21.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, -29.0%, in 1983.
That places Nigeria 121st out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -4.8% | -29.0% | 17.3% | 8 |
| 1990s | -1.3% | -17.5% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | -10.8% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | -4.3% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3% | -19.9% | 6.6% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Nigeria
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1,518 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 35.23 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 23.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 10.36 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 6.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -13.80 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -9.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 1.80 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 1,360 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 427.73 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in Nigeria?
- Manufacturing, value added in Nigeria was 1.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -29.0% in 1983.
- How does Nigeria rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Nigeria ranks 121st out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 196.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.