The NBS’s Q1 2021 report shows the top 15 sectors with the largest GDP value in all the quarters of 2020.
Crop production has the largest share of GDP with a total percentage contribution of 21.8%. Trade and telecommunications and information services follow suit with a total percentage contribution of 13.9% and 8.7% respectively. Crude and natural gas come up fifth behind construction contributing 6.7% to GDP.
According to Datphyte’s Advisory Note on the post-oil economy, investment in construction and manufacturing can bring considerable gains to the Nigerian economy.
Adijat Kareem is a research and data analyst at Dataphyte with a background in Economics. She is passionate about data and storytelling in driving social change and innovation.
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