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FY 2020–2024 Actuals · 2025 Forecast · Federal & All 36 States · MTEF Verified

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Nigeria collected ₦19.35 trillion in 2024. Here is what happened to it — broken down per person, per state, per ministry, with every gap made visible.

₦19.35tnRevenue collected — 2024 actual
₦85,260Revenue per person — 2024
₦58,811Debt repayment per person — 2024
69%Revenue consumed by debt — 2024 actual
Module 1

Your share of the budget

Choose federal or state view, select your state, and see exactly what was allocated to you.

Module 3

Year-on-year federal comparison

Select any two years and see exactly how key fiscal metrics shifted.

Sources: Budget Office of the Federation MTEF/FSP 2024–2026 · BOF Budget Implementation Reports 2020–2024 · DMO Debt Stock Reports · NBS · World Bank Nigeria Development Update October 2025 · IMF Article IV May 2025. Audited OAGF Consolidated Financial Statements available only to 2020 as of May 2026 — management account figures used for 2021–2024.

Module 4

State budget, revenue & disbursement

Select any state to see its five-year budget approved versus revenue received versus actual disbursement — and what that means per citizen.

Select a state above to see its budget, revenue, and disbursement data across 2020–2024.

Sources: State Appropriation Laws 2020–2024 · FAAC monthly distribution tables (CBN) · State Auditor-General Reports · OAGF state transfer records · NBS State Population Projections

Module 5

Federal ministry spending tracker

Approved allocation, actual release, verified spending — and the gap. Every number cites its source.

How the 2024 federal budget is divided — every naira, including the ₦9.05 trillion borrowed to fund the deficit. Each slice shows the ministry percentage and what it means per citizen.

2024 budget allocation by ministry (%)
The borrowing reality: Of your ₦128,700 per capita budget share, ₦31,839 (24.7%) is borrowed money — debt that future Nigerians will repay. Nigeria borrowed ₦7.1 trillion in 2024 to fund the gap between revenue (₦19.35tn) and expenditure (₦35.06tn). Debt servicing alone consumed ₦13.35 trillion — more than health, education, and infrastructure combined.
Ministry Approved ₦bn Released ₦bn Spent ₦bn Per citizen Release rate Status

Sources: BOF Appropriation Act 2024 · OAGF e-payment portal Q3 2024 · Auditor-General Report 2023

⚠️ Data transparency note: Figures shown are from BOF Budget Implementation Reports — official government management accounts, not independently audited statements. The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) has not published audited Consolidated Financial Statements beyond 2020 as of May 2026. The gap between released and spent can reflect legitimate procurement timelines, year-end returns to Treasury, or — in cases flagged by the Auditor-General — misappropriation. Citizens and professionals are encouraged to engage the OAGF directly at oagf.gov.ng to request updated audited data. Timely publication of audited accounts is itself an accountability issue this platform exists to highlight.
Module 6

Compare three states

Where you live determines what you receive. Compare FAAC, IGR, state budgets, and delivery gaps side by side.

Sources: CBN Statistical Bulletin 2024 · FAAC distribution tables · NBS State Population Projections

Module 7

Contractor visibility

Major federal contracts above ₦100 million. Who received it, how much, and whether it was delivered.

Sources: Bureau of Public Procurement database · NEITI audit reports 2023 · OAGF payment records

All contractor data is based on publicly reported award information. CitizenBudget.ng does not independently verify contractor delivery status. Report unverified or incorrect contract information to bpp.gov.ng

Module 8

The fiscal cost of insecurity

When farmers cannot reach their land, it is a fiscal event — not just a security failure.

Sources: ACLED Nigeria Dataset 2024 · NBS Labour Force Survey · FAO Agricultural Production Estimates

How Nigeria's money works

Learn before you demand

Five plain-language explainers. No economics degree required.

01
What the federal budget actually is
Where the money comes from, who decides, and why the announced number is not what it appears.
02
What FAAC is and why your state matters
How oil revenue is shared between federal, state, and local governments — and why Lagos and Kebbi live in different fiscal realities.
03
Why Nigeria's GDP understates the economy
The production approach misses agriculture, remittances, and digital work. Here is what that costs in policy terms.
04
How to read a budget line and spot a gap
What approved, released, and spent mean — and how to find where the money stops moving.
05
Five questions to ask every candidate before 2027
Specific, unanswerable budget questions every Nigerian voter should demand answers to before casting a ballot in 2027.
06
Nigeria's GDP — ten years of growth and what citizens actually felt
Nominal GDP rose. Oil revenue flowed. Peers like Ghana and Kenya pulled ahead. Here is the full picture of what happened to Nigeria's economy between 2015 and 2024 — and why the number on paper never matched the life on the ground.
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