Across all states, 2025 state budgets are marked by increases compared to 2024. However, the size of the increases varies across states; 26 states opted for increases above 50% year-on-year, while ten states kept theirs below 50%.
There are disparities among the states with budget increases below 50%. Lagos' 2025 budget is 48.45% larger than 2024, the biggest of the ten states, while Akwa Ibom's is 12.36%, the smallest increase.
Anambra, Bayelsa, and Yobe join Lagos in having over 40% year-on-year increases, while Zamfara joins Akwa Ibom as the only two states with less than a 30% increase in the size of their budget.