Nigeria’s Information and Communication Technology sector contributed 10.07% to real Gross Domestic Product in 2025, up from 9.79% in 2024, according to fourth-quarter data released by the National Bureau of Statistics.
The increase was driven largely by telecommunications activity, which accounted for 7.29% of total GDP. Other components of the ICT sector — including publishing, motion picture and music production, and broadcasting — contributed less than 3% combined.
The NBS said the sector recorded year-on-year growth of 26.34% in the fourth quarter of 2025, compared with 17.97% in the same period of 2024. Quarter-on-quarter growth stood at 19.58%.
Overall, ICT sector growth reached 24.96% in 2025, nearly double the 12.68% recorded the previous year.
In nominal terms, the sector contributed 9.19% to GDP in the fourth quarter, higher than 8.55% in the corresponding quarter of 2024 and 8.31% in the preceding quarter.
In real terms, the sector grew 7.55% year-on-year in the fourth quarter, representing a 0.55 percentage point increase compared with the same period in 2024. Quarter-on-quarter real growth was 18.75%.
For the full year, the ICT sector expanded by 6.85%, up from 5.57% in 2024, with its annual GDP contribution rising to 10.07%.
