Nigeria GDP Growth hits 4.07% in Q4 2025 as Finance Minister Wale Edun credits reforms, sector expansion and improved macroeconomic stability

Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has welcomed new data showing improved Nigeria GDP Growth after the economy expanded by 4.07 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2025.

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The figures, released by the National Bureau of Statistics, indicate one of the country’s strongest quarterly performances in a decade outside the immediate post-pandemic recovery period.

In a statement signed by the Assistant Director of Information and Public Relations, Mrs Uloma Amadi, Wale Edun described the outcome as evidence of broad-based economic expansion and strengthening macroeconomic stability under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

The minister noted that the latest performance followed the 4.23 per cent growth recorded in the second quarter of 2025 and marked an improvement from the 3.76 per cent achieved in the third quarter of 2024.

According to Wale Edun, expansion across agriculture, industry and services drove the strong momentum. Agriculture grew by 4.0 per cent, supported by improved security in food-producing regions and better access to farming inputs.

Industrial output rose by 3.88 per cent compared with 2.49 per cent recorded a year earlier, benefiting from improved foreign exchange liquidity, energy sector reforms and renewed investor confidence.

The services sector, which remains the largest contributor to national output, recorded 4.15 per cent growth, powered by continued expansion in finance, telecommunications, trade and technology-driven activities.

The minister further disclosed that nearly 30 economic subsectors recorded growth above three per cent, highlighting increasing diversification within the economy.

For the full year, Nigeria GDP Growth stood at 3.87 per cent in 2025, up from 3.38 per cent in 2024, while the size of the economy expanded to ₦441.5 trillion from ₦372.8 trillion recorded the previous year.

Wale Edun attributed the performance to improved fiscal coordination, disciplined public expenditure, stronger revenue mobilisation and ongoing structural reforms aimed at restoring economic credibility.

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He added that the data reinforces investor confidence and signals that Nigeria’s reform agenda is gaining powerful traction, with the Ministry of Finance committed to sustaining transparency and policy coordination.