Real GDP during each president's tenure
Every president since 1991, ranked by how real GDP 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 | PDP Olusegun Obasanjo | 29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007 | +70.8% 1998 → 2006 | +6.9%/yr | |
| 2 | PDP Goodluck Jonathan | 9 Feb 2010 – 29 May 2015 | +34.4% 2009 → 2014 | +6.1%/yr | |
| 3 | PDP Umaru Musa Yar'Adua | 29 May 2007 – 9 Feb 2010 | +22.9% 2006 → 2009 | +7.1%/yr | |
| 4 | APC Bola Tinubu | 29 May 2023 – now | +11.8% 2022 → 2025 | +3.8%/yr | |
| 5 | N Sani Abacha | 17 Nov 1993 – 9 Jun 1998 | +5.2% 1993 → 1997 | +1.3%/yr | |
| 6 | APC Muhammadu Buhari | 29 May 2015 – 29 May 2023 | +4.7% 2014 → 2022 | +0.6%/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count 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. ₦ trillion, 2019 prices · National Bureau of Statistics national accounts, rebased to 2019 prices in 2025, via the World Bank (NY.GDP.MKTP.KN), yearly from 1990 · Nigeria data · as of Aug 2026.