{
  "id": 12651562,
  "title": "World Bank forecasts 4.3% growth rate for Nigeria in 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/world-bank-forecasts-4-3-growth-rate-for-nigeria-in-2026",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-07T07:27:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ripples Nigeria",
    "slug": "ripples-nigeria",
    "url": "https://www.ripplesnigeria.com/world-bank-forecasts-4-3-growth-rate-for-nigeria-in-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The World Bank has increased its growth forecast for Nigeria to 4.3% in 2026 from 4.0% in the previous year. This upward revision is based on improving macroeconomic stability, recovering investor confidence, and a gradual resurgence in private investment. However, the Bank cautioned that rising government spending in the lead-up to the 2027 elections could potentially undermine the gains made by recent economic reforms. The projection was part of the bank's October 2026 Africa Economic Update titled \"Building AI Readiness,\" released on Tuesday. The update also raised Nigeria's growth forecasts for 2027 and 2028 to 4.4% annually, compared to the estimated 4.0% expansion in 2025. The bank expects Nigeria's economic expansion to continue strengthening over the next three years as the effects of economic reforms and better macroeconomic management become more evident. \"Economic activity in Nigeria is projected to strengthen from 4.0 percent in 2025 to 4.3 percent in 2026, before edging up to 4.4 percent annually in 2027–28, supported by improving macroeconomic stability, strengthening investor confidence, and a gradual recovery in private investment,\" the World Bank stated. The bank's chief economist for Africa, Andrew Dabalen, noted that Sub-Saharan Africa as a whole is showing resilience, with growth forecasts upgraded for nearly three-quarters of countries in the region. This revised forecast comes after stronger recent GDP performance in Nigeria, with the economy growing at a faster pace in the second quarter of 2026, as reported by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Real GDP in Nigeria expanded by 4.43% year-on-year in Q2 2026, compared to 4.23% in the same quarter of 2025. The bank anticipates growth to continue rising beyond 2026, reaching 4.4% annually in 2027 and 2028.",
  "summary": "The World Bank has raised its 2026 growth forecast for Nigeria to 4.3 per cent from 4.0% in… The post World Bank forecasts 4.3% growth rate for Nigeria in 2026 appeared first on Latest Nigeria News | Top Stories from Ripples Nigeria .",
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