Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants was 0.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Nigeria, 2000–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Nigeria stood at 0.2%.
That represents a change of up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Nigeria peaked at 0.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2006.
That places Nigeria 74th out of 148 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
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% | 0.2% | 4 |
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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.2% (2007)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.677 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 10.6% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.2807 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.2807 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2825 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1863 (2023)
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 0.2% in 2023, 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 0.2% in 2000.
- 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 74th out of 148 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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)