By According to the Federal Ministry of Finance, the economy of Nigeria grew by 4.07 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2025. The ministry released the press statement today on X (formerly known as Twitter).
According to the statistics given by the National Bureau of Statistics, it is the second time in a decade that the growth rate of the quarter has exceeded four per cent, without considering the period after the COVID recovery. It is increasing the 4.23 per cent of the second half of 2025, and the third quarter of 2024 is greater than 3.76 per cent.
According to its ministry, all the key areas of the economy contributed to the expansion. The agricultural industry improved by 4 per cent, and this is attributed to an increase in security within the agricultural lands and availability of farm inputs. The industry has grown by 3.88 per cent due to more stable foreign exchange, energy sector reforms, and confidence by investors. Services sector, such as finance, telecommunication, trade, and technology, increased by 4.15 per cent.
Generally, the ministry reported that the economy had increased by over 30 subsectors, with most of them registering growth of more than three per cent, indicating that the growth was all round.
In the whole year 2025, the real GDP of Nigeria increased by 3.87 per cent as compared to 3.38 per cent in 2024, and the economy expanded to 441.5 trillion, as compared to 372.8 trillion. According to the ministry, this performance indicates the reforms and better fiscal co-ordination President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Mrs Uloma Amadi, who is the Assistant Director of Information and Public Relations at the Federal Ministry of Finance, signed it.
