Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants was 0.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Nigeria, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Nigeria stood at 0.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 125.0% on the previous year and up 300.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Nigeria peaked at 0.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2006.
That places Nigeria 56th out of 149 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -21.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -60.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -28.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +80.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +66.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -66.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +40.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +28.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +40.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +28.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +125.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7%, 53% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More poverty & inequality data for Nigeria
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.48 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,558 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.607 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 7.17 (2007)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.2% (2007)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Nigeria?
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Nigeria was 0.4% in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2006.
- How does Nigeria rank for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants?
- Nigeria ranks 56th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 300.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by recipient countries (percentage of GNI).