Lagos, Abuja, and Ogun State led the list of states in Nigeria with the highest internally generated revenue per population in the first half of 2021. This is according to analysis carried out by Nairalytics, the research arm of Nairametrics.

According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, the 36 states of the federation including the federal capital recorded a sum of N849.12 billion as internally generated revenue between January and June 2021, which is 38.5% higher than the N612.87 billion recorded in H1 2020 and 26% higher than N673.82 billion recorded in H2 2020.

In the same vein, the IGR per population at the national level also increased by 34.1% from N2,781 recorded in the corresponding period of 2020 to N3,729 in the review period. This indicates more resolve on the parts of the states to increase their revenues despite the increase in population as only two states recorded a decline in their IGR when compared to H1 2020.

Meanwhile, the increase in states’ internal revenues could be attributed to a favourable base period where economic activities were dampened by the effect of the covid-19 lockdown, which resulted in a significant downturn in the general economy of the country.

In continuance of our detailed and timely analysis on major macroeconomic trends, Nairametrics ranks the 36 states of the Federation, including the Federal Capital Territory, based on their IGR per population, considering the estimated population growth by the Central Bank of Nigeria for 2020 and 2021 respectively.



Southwest dwarfed other regions

The Southwestern region of the country
boasts of the highest IGR per population with aggregate revenue of N385.41 billion, resulting in an N8,575 IGR per population. The region grew its revenue by 37.3% compared to N6,243 recorded in the corresponding period of 2020.

South-South region followed with an average of N4,626.99 revenue per individual, having recorded an 8.8% increase from N4,253 recorded in the previous year, closely followed by North Central with N3,745.83.


While the southwest region dwarfed other areas, the list of top 10 states with the highest IGR per population spreads across the South-West, North-Central, and South-South regions.

Delta – N6,309

Delta State recorded an IGR per population of N6,309 in H1 2021, increasing by 31.7% year-on-year compared to N4,791 recorded in the previous year. Similarly, its total IGR for the period jumped by 36% and 15.2% to N41.93 billion compared to N30.84 billion and N36.39 billion recorded in 2020 and 2019 respectively.

A cursory look at data from the NBS shows that Delta State relies on federal allocation for over 75% of its total annual revenue.

Rivers – N6,621

Rivers State, a major oil-producing region of the country stands fourth on the list with an estimated IGR per population of N6,621 in the first half of 2021, representing a 14.2% decline compared to N7,718 recorded in the previous year. It also represents a 29.5% reduction compared to N9,393 recorded in 2019.

The state, which was in the second position in the previous year, moved two steps downward as its IGR for H1 2021 dropped by 11.2% from N64.59 billion recorded in H1 2020 to N57.32 billion in the period under review.

Despite the position of the state on the list, it is worth noting that about 55% of its total available annual revenue is received from the federal purse, indicating that Rivers State is highly dependent on FAAC allocations.

Ogun – N8,908

Ogun State recorded an increase of 124% in its IGR per population to N8,908 in the first half of 2021, with an estimated population size of 6.15 million people. While comparing to N5,135 recorded in H1 2019, it increased by 73.5%.

Ogun State, which is a neighbouring state to Lagos and hosts notable manufacturing plants such as Dangote Cement Plant, Lafarge plant amongst others, boasted of an IGR of N54.82 billion in the period under review, jumping by 131.5% compared to N23.68 billion recorded in the same period of 2020.

Abuja – N12,173

The country’s capital followed on the list with an average IGR per population of N12,173 in the first half of the year. Its IGR per population increased by 78.8% and 48.7% compared to N6,809 and N8,187 recorded in H1 2020 and H1 2019 respectively.

Abuja also maintained second on the list in terms of total IGR generated in the period with N60.07 billion in H1 2021, representing a 96.2% increase compared to N35.21 billion recorded in the corresponding period of last year.

Lagos – N18,144

Lagos State generated a sum of N267.23 billion as internal revenue in the review period, growing by 30.7% from N204.51 billion recorded in the previous year and 30.3% increase compared to N205.16 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2019.

In the same manner, its IGR per population increased by 26.6% from N14,337 recorded in H1 2020 to N18,144 in the review period. It is also worth noting that when compared with N14,850 generated in the same period of 2019, it increased by 22.2%.

The commercial centre of the country continues to contribute the giant share in terms of state internally generated revenue. Notably, Lagos State accounted for 31.5% of the total internal revenue generated by the 36 states of the federation including the FCT.






What you need to know
The internally generated revenue is regarded as income generated by various states in the country, independent of their share of the revenue from the Federation Account. However, apart from the clear exception of Lagos State, all others depend largely on statutory allocations to run their state affairs.

IGR per population estimates the average amount of revenue generated by the government of the state per individual living in the state.

IGR per population was computed by dividing the states’ IGR by their estimated population size for each prevailing year. The states’ population estimated was based on figures from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s statistical bulletin, while further projections were made by Nairalytics following their respective population growth rate.


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South east igr suddenly Declined immediately Jonathan left office and during the rise of ipob agitation. The Nigerian government under buhari simply manipulated the stat to give an impression of an economically unviable south east needing the help of other Nigerians to survive.

Prove me wrong by showing me igr data from 2010 - 2015 let us see the position of South east

Population just they grow like grass everyday

Another debunked statement from IPOB. Igbo have the highest billionaires per capita

Billionaires begging for bread
Stealing Aboki onions and pot of soup
Their elite soldiers Stealing biscuit because of hunger
Selling their vote for kerosene, malt and #400

Delusional, crude and inferiority complex behavior to cover up their weakness

The Southwestern region of the country boasts of the highest IGR per population with aggregate revenue of N385.41 billion, resulting in an N8,575 IGR per population. The region grew its revenue by 37.3% compared to N6,243 recorded in the corresponding period of 2020.

SW leads others follow.

We are the Sophisticated West

JavaScript9091:
South east igr suddenly Declined immediately Jonathan left office and during the rise of ipob agitation. The Nigerian government under buhari simply manipulated the stat to give an impression of an economically unviable south east needing the help of other Nigerians to survive.

Prove me wrong by showing me igr data from 2010 - 2015 let us see the position of South east

Investors don't invest in a troubled area.

As illiterates Ipob, ESN, UGM have vowed to whatever to bring the region to it's knees, while the educated ones are helpless.. That's the effect.

You have no idea about how many Igbo's that are not traveling to village this December. Everyone is security cautious

JavaScript9091:
South east igr suddenly Declined immediately Jonathan left office and during the rise of ipob agitation. The Nigerian government under buhari simply manipulated the stat to give an impression of an economically unviable south east needing the help of other Nigerians to survive.

Prove me wrong by showing me igr data from 2010 - 2015 let us see the position of South east

It's not Buhari making. South West media is out to make South East look disadvantaged in every indices so they will have been defeated psychologically before the main fight next year.

helinues:


Investors don't invest in a troubled area.

As illiterates Ipob, ESN, UGM have vowed to whatever to bring the region to it's knees, while the educated ones are helpless.. That's the effect.

You have no idea about how many Igbo's that are not traveling to village this December. Everyone is security cautious

This comment is useless. This evil regime simply manipulated stats to give false impression. South east igr has always stood at 3rd position after souty west and south south. Suddenly immediately buhari came onboard the igr of other regions grew and south east miraculously remained stagnant.

Prove me wrong by providing the stat I demanded else I won't be replying any of your mentioneds

JavaScript9091:
South east igr suddenly Declined immediately Jonathan left office and during the rise of ipob agitation. The Nigerian government under buhari simply manipulated the stat to give an impression of an economically unviable south east needing the help of other Nigerians to survive.

Prove me wrong by showing me igr data from 2010 - 2015 let us see the position of South east

I guess this data of criminals was also manipulated by buhari to paint Igbos black

JavaScript9091:


This comment is useless. This evil regime simply manipulated stats to give false impression. South east igr has always stood at 3rd position after souty west and south south. Suddenly immediately buhari came onboard the igr of other regions grew and south east miraculously remained stagnant.

Prove me wrong by providing the stat I demanded else I won't be replying any of your mentioneds

When the news don't favour you people, it must either be fake or manipulated.

How has SE as a region been performing in IGR before 2015 compared to other regions. Was those statistics under GEJ and Pdp regime also manipulated?

You people keep adding Abuja while measuring states!

For goodness sake, Abuja is not a state

JaroMan:

It's not Buhari making. South West media is out to make South East look disadvantaged in every indices so they will have been defeated psychologically before the main fight next year.

I hope this is not the case. I can remember when yemi released the controversial statistics of South east having the poorest households in southern Nigeria, I was shocked. How can osun and ekiti have less poor people than anambra and enugu? These are states that have larger GDP but somehow yemi tagged them poor

JavaScript9091:

I hope this is not the case. I can remember when yemi released the controversial statistics of South east having the poorest households in southern Nigeria, I was shocked. How can osun and ekiti have less poor people than anambra and enugu? These are states that have larger GDP but somehow yemi tagged them poor

You can not tell us that in the whole NBS department , there is no single Igbo working there to expose the manipulated statistics by Yemi.

Why must you people blame others for something you should have taken responsibility for?

Audio IGR...

OP, what do you gain by that fake statistics from hell...

See...

The Federal Government has began payment of N5,000 monthly stipends to poor Nigerians in nine states. The Programme is part of the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration’s Social Investment Programmes (SIP) for which N500 billion was appropriated in the 2016 Budget. Many beneficiaries were reported to have started receiving their first payments last week Friday in the nine states making up the first batch. The nine states, according to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande,are Borno, Kwara, Bauchi, Cross Rivers, Niger, Kogi, Oyo, Ogun and Ekiti....

https://thenigerialawyer.com/fed-govt-begins-payment-of-n5000-monthly-stipend-in-nine-states/

It is either you are a massive liar or the FG, do not use their own figures from the office of statistics for development.

How can you start a pilot to help the poor from rich IGR states...?

JavaScript9091:

I hope this is not the case. I can remember when yemi released the controversial statistics of South east having the poorest households in southern Nigeria, I was shocked. How can osun and ekiti have less poor people than anambra and enugu? These are states that have larger GDP but somehow yemi tagged them poor

That Yemi is the person doing all those things. But let's see to what end.

Redcrafton:
Audio IGR...

OP, what do you gain by that fake statistics from hell...

See...

The Federal Government has began payment of N5,000 monthly stipends to poor Nigerians in nine states. The Programme is part of the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration’s Social Investment Programmes (SIP) for which N500 billion was appropriated in the 2016 Budget. Many beneficiaries were reported to have started receiving their first payments last week Friday in the nine states making up the first batch. The nine states, according to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande,are Borno, Kwara, Bauchi, Cross Rivers, Niger, Kogi, Oyo, Ogun and Ekiti....

https://thenigerialawyer.com/fed-govt-begins-payment-of-n5000-monthly-stipend-in-nine-states/

It is either you are a massive liar or the FG, do not use their of figures form the office of statistics for development.

How can you start a pilot to help the poor from rich IGR states...

SEBI there is no single Igbo person that is working in NBS department to debunk the statistics released by Yemi.

For how long would you people continue to be swallowing una own lies?

Ndi okoro should accept correction and double their hustle

Ogun doesn't have good governor.
He is timid governor.

SlyDev:
Ndi okoro should accept correction and double their hustle

Little Emeka won't have opportunity to come to Obodo Lagos next year January as so many Okafor's have opted out of travelling to the village this December due to insecurity. All hail to Ipob, ESN and UGM

And Okafor's not travelling this December means the economy of where they are residing would boom cos na there Dem go spend the festive money. Plus Plus

helinues:


SEBI there is no single Igbo person that is working in NBS department to debunk the statistics released by Yemi.

For how long would you people continue to be swallowing una own lies?

Again if you are the president or the VP will you authorize a pilot on poverty from the rich or the poor?

THe FG know every state in Nigeria and what is available withing the state..

Femi, is just receiving salary, he doesn't know what he is doing.

Why was Lagos, Rivers, Enugu, Anambra, etc...not in the pilot, but the "rich" Oyo, Ekiti and Ogun were selected.

You guys love statistics. That's where you hide your shortcomings.

What have you gained from mere statistics?

Redcrafton:


Again if you are the president or the VP will you authorize a pilot on poverty from the rich or the poor?

THe FG know every state in Nigeria and what is available withing the state..

Femi, is juts receving salary, he doesn't know what he doing.

Why was Lagos, Rivers, Enugu, Anambra, etc...noy in th pilot, but the "rich" Oyo, Ekiti and Ogun were selected.

You guys love statistics. That's where you hide your shortcomings.

Na same way more projects have been assigned to most of those poor states.

It's called dividends of democracy

helinues:


Na same way more projects have been assigned to most of those poor states.

It's called dividends of democracy

Dividends of democracy means giving more to the rich while the poor wallow in more poverty..

Do you see why most people should stop blaming the president...

You will do worse than this president, with your warped thinking.

Redcrafton:


Dividends of democracy means giving more to the rich while the poor wallow in more poverty..

Do you see why most people should stop blaming the president...

You will do worse than this president, with your warped thinking.

If you give a mad man an hoe, he must make ridges for himself first..

And he who poured water on the ground is ready to match the wet ground.

Recycling the same old garbage news from weeks ago, una get IGR pass yet the head of a yoruba man goes for a paltry N25k ($60) , the way you idiots obsess about useless paper statistics that don't reflect the real sustainability index of your ritual-infested region befuddles the mind. Apart from Lagos, which other SW state is currently thriving? ordinary airport sef a whole Ibadan is yet to upgrade its decrepit looking airport facilities and structures that were built the 60s, the less said about toilet pits like Osun, Ekiti, Ondo, Oyo and Ogun states the better

helinues:


If you give a mad man an hoe, he must make ridges for himself first..

And he who poured water on the ground is ready to match the wet ground.

Is that in the constitution of the Banana republic?

You don't rule a country with your whim and caprices...it causes chaos when you use you ethnic folklore tell govern people, who are not from you ethnic stock. When you continue to grab, grab and grab..others will revolt...ad you arr seeing with your very eyes, at the moment.

This is the reason the Yorubas want one NIgeria at all cost.

AniOmaa:
Recycling the same old garbage news from weeks ago, una get IGR pass yet the head of a yoruba man goes for a paltry N25k ($60) , the way you idiots obsess about useless paper statistics that don't reflect the real sustainability index of your ritual-infested region befuddles the mind. Apart from Lagos, which other SW state is currently thriving? ordinary airport sef a whole Ibadan is yet to upgrade its decrepit looking airport facilities and structures that were built the 60s, the less said about toilet pits like Osun, Ekiti, Ondo, Oyo and Ogun states the better

Yet Oyo State’s IGR is greater than the whole South Eastern States combined? If you are not ashamed mention your state, so we can compare it with Ondo state?

Redcrafton:


Is that in the constitution of the Banana republic?

You don't rule a country with your whim and caprices...it causes chaos when you use you ethnic folklore tell govern people, who are not from you ethnic stock. When you continue to grab, grab and grab..others will revolt...ad you arr seeing with your very eyes, at the moment.

This is the reason the Yorubas want one NIgeria at all cost.

What's the summary of what you wrote above?

Buckeyemedia1:
Yet Oyo State’s IGR is greater than the whole South Eastern States combined? If you are not ashamed mention your state, so we can compare it with Ondo state?

What does Oyo do with the money?

You guys like audio things...

Redcrafton:


What does Oyo do with the money?

You guys like audio things...

Play us your own audio or you want us to assume on I hearsay?

Upon all the igr upon all the ritual killings and mutilations their states are still shitholes with brown roofs and dilapidated buildings everywhere ,The head of an afonja man cost just 25k you can get 2 heads for as low 30k