A report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown that telecommunications companies contributed N4.4 trillion to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the third quarter of 2025.
This represents 84.5 per cent of the N5.2 trillion generated by the wider Information and Communications sector.
The ICT sector, which also includes broadcasting, sound and media production, and publishing, accounted for 9.1 per cent of real GDP in Q3 2025, down from 11.8 per cent in the previous quarter.
The sector achieved year-on-year growth of 5.78 per cent, highlighting its sustained contribution to economic expansion.
The broader digital economy, which includes the financial institutions sector, contributed 11.8 per cent of Nigeria’s real GDP, or N6.7 trillion, to the country’s total N57 trillion GDP in Q3 2025.
The report further stated that broadcasting accounted for N430.7 billion (8.2 per cent) and sound and media production contributed N379.2 billion (7.2 per cent) to the ICT sector, while publishing remained minimal at N9 billion, representing just 0.1 per cent of the total.
Overall, Nigeria’s GDP grew by 3.98 per cent during the quarter, slightly below the 4.23 per cent recorded in Q2 2025 but higher than the 3.86 per cent growth in Q3 2024.
