Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) dropped to 2.31% in the first quarter of 2023 from 3.52% recorded in the fourth quarter of 2022.
This is according to report recently published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
The reduction in growth is attributed to the adverse effects of the cash crunch experienced during the quarter.
The performance of the GDP in the first quarter of 2023 was driven mainly by the Services sector, which recorded a growth of 4.35% and contributed 57.29% to the aggregate GDP.
The agriculture sector grew by -0.90%, lower than the growth of 3.16% recorded in the first quarter of 2022.
Although the growth of the industry sector improved to 0.31% relative to – 6.81% recorded in the first quarter of 2022, agriculture, and the industry sectors contributed less to the aggregate GDP in the quarter under review compared to the first quarter of 2022.
