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Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget, by sector (or by budget codes or similar)
Year Value Units Series
2016 68.4 Percentage (%) Government recurrent expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget
2017 65.49 Percentage (%) Government recurrent expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget
2018 62.23 Percentage (%) Government recurrent expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget
2019 79.25 Percentage (%) Government recurrent expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget
2020 77.92 Percentage (%) Government recurrent expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget
2021 67.3 Percentage (%) Government recurrent expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget
2022 64.24 Percentage (%) Government recurrent expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget
2023 69.67 Percentage (%) Government recurrent expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget
2016 10.78 Percentage (%) Government capital expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget
2017 17.02 Percentage (%) Government capital expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget
2018 18.44 Percentage (%) Government capital expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget
2019 25.93 Percentage (%) Government capital expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget
2020 15.37 Percentage (%) Government capital expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget
2021 18.56 Percentage (%) Government capital expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget
2022 18.3 Percentage (%) Government capital expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget
2023 21.88 Percentage (%) Government capital expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget

Source: Budget Office

Geographical Area:

Unit of Measurement: Percentage (%)

Footnote:

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Nigeria statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Nigerian statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Nigerian-specific metadata information.

Definition and concepts

This indicator can be based on Indicator PI-2 of the Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) dataset: composition of expenditure outturn compared to original approved budget, considers (i) the variation between approved budget and final expenditure for the year for each major function (comparable to a sector) (ii) variation in expenditure from the original budget by economic classification and (iii) the average amount charged to the contingency reserve over the last 3 years.
Data last updated Mar 27, 2025
Metadata last updated Apr 22, 2025

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator

Indicator 16.6.1: Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget, by sector (or by budget codes or similar)
Target

Target 16.6: Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels
Metadata update

2024-07-29
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

World Bank (WB)

Source 1

Organisation

Budget Office
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