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Nigeria - Non Manufacturing PMI

Nigeria's Non-Manufacturing PMI reached 54.7 points in September 2025, the highest since February 2020. This is a 5.4% increase from August 2025's 51.9 points. Growth was broad-based across Services, Agriculture and Industry sectors. The Services Sector PMI was 54.7 points, driven by increased business activities. Agriculture expanded for the fourteenth consecutive month with new orders as a key driver. The Industry Sector returned to expansion at 51.4 points, showing improvements in output and employment. Rising production, higher demand and improved supply chains supported this economic resilience with 28 subsectors expanding. Nigeria's record low Non Manufacturing PMI was 25.3 points in May 2020 and record high was 62.3 points in December 2018.

Monthly Historical Data (2015-2025)

(in points)
Month Non Manufacturing PMI (points)
Sep 2025 54.7
Aug 2025 51.9
Jul 2025 52.8
Jun 2025 51.3
May 2025 51.7
Apr 2025 51.8
Mar 2025 51.5
Feb 2025 51.1
Jan 2025 48.6
Dec 2024 52.1
Nov 2024 47.4
Oct 2024 50
Sep 2024 51
Aug 2024 50.7
Jul 2024 50.3
Jun 2024 50.1
May 2024 46.4
Apr 2024 47.8
Mar 2024 42.2
Feb 2024 36.2
Jan 2024 47.1
Dec 2023 47.2
Nov 2023 45.1
Oct 2023 42.1
Sep 2023 46.7
Aug 2023 40.3
Jul 2023 47.9
Jun 2023 49
May 2023 53.9
Apr 2023 50.9
Mar 2023 42.9
Feb 2023 41.4
Jan 2023 49.6
Dec 2022 48.4
Nov 2022 47.8
Oct 2022 51.4
Sep 2022 47.7
Aug 2022 47.2
Jul 2022 50.4
Jun 2022 50.3
May 2022 49.8
Apr 2022 49.5
Mar 2022 48.1
Feb 2022 49
Jan 2022 49
Dec 2021 48
Nov 2021 48.6
Oct 2021 47.5
Sep 2021 47.8
Aug 2021 46.9
Jul 2021 44.8
Jun 2021 43
Apr 2021 47.3
Mar 2021 47.9
Feb 2021 48.7
Jan 2021 43.3
Dec 2020 45.7
Nov 2020 47.6
Oct 2020 46.8
Sep 2020 41.9
Aug 2020 44.7
Jul 2020 43.3
Jun 2020 35.7
May 2020 25.3
Mar 2020 49.2
Feb 2020 58.6
Jan 2020 59.6
Dec 2019 62.1
Nov 2019 60.1
Oct 2019 58.2
Sep 2019 58
Aug 2019 58.8
Jul 2019 58.7
Jun 2019 58.6
May 2019 58.9
Apr 2019 58.7
Mar 2019 58.5
Feb 2019 58.4
Jan 2019 60.1
Dec 2018 62.3
Nov 2018 58.4
Oct 2018 57
Sep 2018 56.5
Aug 2018 58
Jul 2018 57.7
Jun 2018 57.5
May 2018 57.3
Apr 2018 57.5
Mar 2018 57.2
Feb 2018 56.1
Jan 2018 58.5
Dec 2017 62.1
Nov 2017 57.6
Oct 2017 55.3
Sep 2017 54.9
Aug 2017 54.1
Jul 2017 54.4
Jun 2017 54.2
May 2017 52.7
Apr 2017 49.5
Mar 2017 47.1
Feb 2017 44.5
Jan 2017 49.4
Dec 2016 47.1
Nov 2016 42.8
Oct 2016 43.4
Sep 2016 41
Aug 2016 43.7
Jul 2016 43.2
Jun 2016 42.3
May 2016 44.3
Apr 2016 44.3
Mar 2016 45.4
Feb 2016 44.3
Jan 2016 46.9
Dec 2015 53.4
Nov 2015 49.6
Oct 2015 51.9
Sep 2015 50.1
Nigeria - Non Manufacturing PMI : Definition
The Nigeria Non-Manufacturing PMI measures the health of the nation's private non-manufacturing sector. The Central Bank of Nigeria calculates it from surveys of purchasing managers covering business activity, new orders, employment, supplier deliveries and inventories. A reading over 50 signals expansion while under 50 indicates contraction.