Recent report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) had a 3.84% increase in growth rate in the fourth quarter of2024.
According to the report, the growth rate is higher than the 3.46% recorded in the third quarter of 2024 and also higher than the 3.46% reported in the fourth quarter of 2023.
NBS stated thus:
“The performance of the GDP in the fourth quarter of 2024 was driven mainly by the Services sector, which recorded a growth of 5.37% and contributed 57.38% to the aggregate GDP,” the NBS report read partly.
“The agriculture sector grew by 1.76%, from the growth of 2.10% recorded in the fourth quarter of 2023.”
“The growth of the industry sector was 2.00%, a decline from 3.86% recorded in the fourth quarter of 2023.
“In terms of share of the GDP, the services sector contributed more to the aggregate GDP in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to the corresponding quarter of 2023.
“Overall, the annual GDP growth in 2024 stood at 3.40%, an increase from 2.74% in 2023.”
“The nation in the fourth quarter of 2024 recorded an average daily oil production of 1.54 million barrels per day (mbpd), lower than the daily average production of 1.56 mbpd recorded in the same quarter of 2023 by 0.03 mbpd and higher than the third quarter of 2024 production volume of 1.47 mbpd by 0.06mbpd”