- Tax Realised by Nigerian States in 2018
The states in Nigeria generated a total tax of N903,151,832,126.91 in 2018, while the total number of Paye stood at 669,218,363,015.04.
Lagos realised the highest tax at N324.6 billion with Yobe generating the lowest at N2,518,495,174.18. The total Internally Generated Revenue received by the nation in 2018 was N1.1 trillion, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
Below is a breakdown of tax realised by Nigerian states in 2018.
| State/FCT |
PAYE |
Total Tax |
| Abia |
5,138,484,832.97 |
7,957,435,051.48 |
| Adamawa |
3,929,964,737.77 |
4,699,886,639.54 |
| Akwa Ibom |
17,646,936,782.24 |
22,081,159,675.49 |
| Anambra |
8,894,893,799.97 |
14,287,648,280.67 |
| Bauchi |
7,422,447,630.99 |
8,280,655,854.48 |
| Bayelsa |
11,313,020,578.25 |
13,243,149,522.67 |
| Benue |
7,964,760,000.70 |
8,741,992,109.88 |
| Borno |
3,822,329,089.08 |
5,047,673,570.44 |
| Cross River |
7,969,863,557.78 |
13,473,446,074.19 |
| Delta |
42,308,208,426.19 |
49,826,576,715.60 |
| Ebonyi |
3,119,084,779.97 |
5,277,967,099.24 |
| Edo |
12,518,514,074.62 |
20,898,795,728.64 |
| Ekiti |
4,149,195,425.69 |
5,949,790,554.13 |
| Enugu |
9,155,530,851.00 |
12,531,044,866.00 |
| Gombe |
3,009,364,528.37 |
4,096,658,307.58 |
| Imo |
6,837,672,013.26 |
11,081,185,393.90 |
| Jigawa |
3,556,275,400.00 |
7,334,284,092.70 |
| Kaduna |
14,103,431,098.91 |
16,738,368,388.07 |
| Kano |
14,903,246,555.59 |
32,272,930,308.62 |
| Katsina |
5,258,646,653.00 |
6,101,394,127.00 |
| Kebbi |
2,707,998,708.70 |
3,886,888,103.92 |
| Kogi |
7,121,716,683.79 |
8,852,502,190.02 |
| Kwara |
6,000,301,815.08 |
8,884,487,875.94 |
| Lagos |
239,447,662,835.80 |
324,627,015,852.81 |
| Nassarawa |
6,664,473,705.60 |
7,058,008,167.68 |
| Niger |
8,140,882,536.90 |
10,191,292,585.10 |
| Ogun |
37,873,799,416.99 |
52,930,019,342.02 |
| Ondo |
8,773,235,465.99 |
14,783,127,763.10 |
| Osun |
6,246,936,579.53 |
7,603,522,076.74 |
| Oyo |
12,529,761,756.92 |
20,175,754,639.06 |
| Plateau |
6,416,505,782.90 |
9,210,439,308.14 |
| Rivers |
57,101,624,159.72 |
71,354,836,001.66 |
| Sokoto |
8,594,939,362.95 |
17,265,416,966.45 |
| Taraba |
2,537,683,154.04 |
2,817,002,264.37 |
| Yobe |
2,176,889,019.28 |
2,518,495,174.18 |
| Zamfara |
3,224,262,029.41 |
5,551,317,800.58 |
| Total exc FCT |
608,580,543,829.95 |
837,632,168,472.09 |
| FCT |
60,637,819,185.09 |
65,519,663,654.82 |
| Total inc FCT |
669,218,363,015.04 |
903,151,832,126.91 |
