Nigeria's GDP Grows 4.07% in Q4 2025, Says Finance Minister

The Finance Minister of Nigeria, Wale Edun, announced that the country's real gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 4.07% in the fourth quarter of 2025, as reported by the National Bureau of Statistics. This growth is seen as a sign of broad-based economic expansion and strengthening macroeconomic stability under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu.

The quarterly growth exceeded 4%, following a 4.23% growth in Q2 2025, indicating a clear improvement from the 3.76% recorded in Q3 2024. Edun highlighted that the growth in Q4 was supported by three major sectors: agriculture, which expanded by 4.0%, industry, which grew by 3.88%, and services, which recorded a growth of 4.15%.

The full year saw Nigeria's real GDP grow by 3.87%, up from 3.38% in 2024, with the economy's size increasing to 441.5 trillion Naira compared to 372.8 trillion Naira in 2024. Edun emphasized the importance of fiscal coordination, expenditure management, and structural reforms in restoring macroeconomic credibility.