Nigeria · Consumer markets
How Nigeria’s consumer-facing industries grew in Q2 2026
Nigeria’s trade activity grew 2.40% year on year in real terms in Q2 2026. Accommodation and food services grew 6.96%, telecommunications and information services 10.38%, and textiles, apparel and footwear contracted 1.23%.
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Q2 2025
Shared scale · -1.5% to 24.5%
Q1 2026
Shared scale · -1.5% to 24.5%
Q2 2026
Shared scale · -1.5% to 24.5%
Switch among Q2 2025, Q1 2026 and Q2 2026. Negative values show year-on-year contraction.
Trade grew faster than in the same quarter of 2025
Real trade growth was 1.29% in Q2 2025, 2.08% in Q1 2026 and 2.40% in Q2 2026. The NBS reports trade accounted for 17.93% of real GDP in Q2 2026. Its growth rate and its share of GDP are separate measures. Source 1
Consumer manufacturing activities diverged
Food, beverage and tobacco output grew 2.79% year on year in Q2 2026. Chemical and pharmaceutical products grew 7.70%, while motor vehicle and assembly output fell 1.02%. Those are industry value-added measures. Source 1
Some service activities grew considerably faster
Accommodation and food services grew 6.96% and broadcasting 4.98%. Telecommunications and information services rose 10.38%. The sectors differ in size, so the strongest growth rate need not produce the largest contribution to aggregate growth. Source 1
The comparison adjusts for changes in prices
The NBS table expresses output at constant 2019 prices. A rise in nominal sales can reflect higher prices, higher quantities or both. For retail volumes or household expenditure, check the relevant surveys as well as the value-added accounts. Source 1