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For journalists

Ready-to-use facts, citations, and graphics for your stories.

TXT

One-Liner Fact Sheet

20+ verified facts ready to cite

PRES

Presidential Scorecard

Side-by-side comparison data

CITE

Citation Text

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For researchers

Full datasets with methodology documentation for academic use.

GDP

GDP Data (1996-2023)

Annual GDP, per capita, growth rates

GOV

Governance Scores

WGI composite and components

PRES

Presidential Summary

GDP added, CAGR, per capita by president

SEC

Sector Data

Agriculture, manufacturing, services, etc.

ALL

Complete Dataset

All data in one file

For citizens

Key statistics from the dataset, formatted for sharing.

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The 14× Comparison

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Per-Capita Decline

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The governance gap ($0.6 to 0.9T)

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Democracy Dividend

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CBN source documents

Original Central Bank of Nigeria Statistical Bulletins and Annual Reports used in this analysis. These are the primary sources for pre-1996 economic data.

ZIP

Complete CBN Archive (381 MB)

28 PDFs: Statistical Bulletins (1990-1998) + Annual Reports
VIEW

View on GitHub Releases

Browse release notes and file details

Archive Contents

Statistical Bulletins: Dec 1990, Jun/Dec 1991-1998
Annual Reports: Multiple years with financial statements

Note: These PDFs are scanned historical documents. Some may require OCR for text extraction. All documents sourced from the CBN Digital Archive.

Raw data exports

Download our processed datasets in CSV format for your own analysis.

CSV

Nigeria Timeline Data

Full economic timeline 1960-2023
CSV

Administration Summary

Economic performance by president
CSV

Administration Metadata

Presidential terms and details
CSV

Sector by Administration

Sector performance by president
CSV

Correlation Matrix

Statistical correlations
CSV

Key Events

Major economic events timeline

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Academic Citation

The Aso Rock Index. (2026). Nigeria Governance and Economic Analysis, 1996 to the present. Data sources: World Bank World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators, IMF WEO, Central Bank of Nigeria, Debt Management Office, INEC. Retrieved from https://asorockindex.org

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Key Facts: https://asorockindex.org/facts.html