Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product growth (GDP) drops to 2.31 per cent in the first quarter of 2023 from 3.52 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to new GDP results from the National Bureau of Statistics.
The NBS attributed the decline to the adverse effects of the cash crunch experienced during the quarter.
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The report read in part, “Gross Domestic Product grew by 2.31 per cent (year-on-year) in real terms in the first quarter of 2023. This growth rate declined from 3.11 per cent recorded in the first quarter of 2022, and 3.52 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2022. The reduction in growth is attributed to the adverse effects of the cash crunch experienced during the quarter.”
The decline is slightly below a recent projection by KPMG that Nigeria’s GDP will grow at a relatively slow pace of 3 per cent in 2023 due to challenges associated with the naira redesign and political transition.
Quadri Olaitan is a journalist and contributor to Freelanews.com, covering news, public affairs, and human-interest stories.
