Exchange rate during each president's tenure
Every president since 1991, ranked by how exchange rate changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | President | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | APC Bola Tinubu | 29 May 2023 – now | +194% Apr 2023 → Aug 2026 | +38.1%/yr | |
| 2 | APC Muhammadu Buhari | 29 May 2015 – 29 May 2023 | +134% Apr 2015 → Apr 2023 | +11.2%/yr | |
| 3 | PDP Olusegun Obasanjo | 29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007 | +41.9% Apr 1999 → Apr 2007 | +4.5%/yr | |
| 4 | PDP Goodluck Jonathan | 9 Feb 2010 – 29 May 2015 | +31.5% Jan 2010 → Apr 2015 | +5.4%/yr | |
| 5 | PDP Umaru Musa Yar'Adua | 29 May 2007 – 9 Feb 2010 | +17.0% Apr 2007 → Jan 2010 | +5.9%/yr | |
| 6 | N Sani Abacha | 17 Nov 1993 – 9 Jun 1998 | 0.0% Oct 1993 → May 1998 | 0.0%/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last month complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. ₦ per US dollar, monthly average · Central Bank of Nigeria official exchange rate via the IMF (ER, naira per US dollar, period average), monthly · Nigeria data · as of Aug 2026.