THE Services sector of the economy contributed the lion’s share to Nigeria Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in the fourth quarter of 2023.

The National Bureau of Statistics, reports that while the country’s nominal GDP for the period stood at N65.91 trillion, the real GDP was N21.77 trillion.
Said the NBS : “Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 3.46% (year-on-year) in real terms in the fourth quarter of 2023.

This growth rate is lower than the 3.52% recorded in the fourth quarter of 2022 and higher than the third quarter of 2023 growth of 2.54%.

The performance of the GDP in the fourth quarter of 2023 was driven mainly by the Services sector, which recorded a growth of 3.98% and contributed 56.55% to the aggregate GDP.

The agriculture sector grew by 2.10%, from the growth of 2.05% recorded in the fourth quarter of 2022.

The growth of the industry sector was 3.86%, an improvement from -0.94% recorded in the fourth quarter of 2022.

In terms of share of the GDP, industry, and the services sectors contributed more to the aggregate GDP in the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to the fourth quarter of 2022.

On an annual basis, GDP grew by 2.74% in 2023 relative to 3.10% in 2022. 

… the Services sector, which recorded a growth of 3.98% and contributed 56.55% to the aggregate GDP.

Also, the nominal GDP growth of the Manufacturing sector in the fourth quarter of 2023 was recorded at 38.06% (year-on-year), 29.20% points higher than the figure recorded in the corresponding period of 2022 (8.86%) and 1.47% points higher than the preceding quarter figure of 36.59%.

Quarter-on quarter, growth of the sector was recorded at 7.70% during the quarter.

On an annual basis, the sector grew by 30.93% in 2023 compared to 6.93% in 2022.

The contribution of Manufacturing to
Nominal GDP in the fourth quarter of 2023 was 16.04%, higher than the figure recorded in the corresponding period of 2022 at 13.49% and lower than the third quarter of 2023 at 16.18%.
Real GDP growth in the manufacturing sector in the fourth quarter of 2023 was 1.38% (year-on-year), lower than the same quarter of 2022 and higher than the preceding quarter by 1.46% points and
0.90% points respectively.
The growth rate of the sector on a quarter-on-quarter basis stood at 9.54%.
On an annual basis, the sector grew by 1.40% in 2023, lower than 2.45% in 2022.
The Real contribution to GDP in the 2023 fourth quarter was 8.23%, lower than the 8.40% recorded in the fourth quarter of 2022 and lower than the 8.42% recorded in the third quarter of 2023.

Likewise, it said that  in the fourth quarter of 2023, the nominal year-on-year growth rate of Trade sector stood at 3.36%.

This indicates a decrease of 11.45% points when compared to the fourth quarter of 2022 growth rate of 14.82% and 0.27% points higher than the previous quarter’s growth rate of 3.10%.

The quarter-on quarter growth rate was 15.45%. On an annual basis, the sector grew by 3.01%, lower than 14.25% in 2022.

Trade’s contribution to Nominal GDP in the fourth quarter of 2023 was 11.75%, lower than the contribution in the same quarter of the previous year of 13.20%, and higher than the preceding
quarter recorded at 11.06%.

In real terms, Trade’s year-on-year growth stood at 1.40% in the fourth quarter of 2023, which was 3.15% points lower than the rate recorded in the previous year at 4.54%, and 0.13% points lower than in the preceding quarter at 1.53% growth rate.
Quarter-on-quarter growth stood at 14.27%.

This growth was higher than the quarter-on-quarter growth recorded in the third quarter of 2023 at -0.74%.
On an annual basis, trade grew by 1.66% in 2023 compared to 5.13% in 2022.

Trade’s contribution to GDP was 15.50%, lower than the 15.82% it represented in the previous year, and higher than the 15.19% recorded in the 2023 third quarter.