ABSTRACT
The study was conducted to examine the impact of Governement Expenditure on Economics
Growth in Nigeria. Using time series data spanning thirty years (1986 - 2015) there was a tie between governement
expenditure and economiv development. the work employed in expert fact research survey design in
generatinguse of the ordinary least square method (OLS) regression tools in analyzes and in
establishment of the relationship between the government expenditure and the
ecOflonliC development of Nigeria. From the summary gathered in the analyzes
carried out, it was concluded thus, that economically, Nigeria has spent more on
reculTent expenditure which is uneconomical and accounting for low de\ clopment
and economic imbalance. I'he national expenditure would yield more ii it has been
channeled to capital expenditure, though both recurrent and capital expenditure has
impact hut rate of expenditure on recurrent supersedes that of capital expenditure
thus making ii. have more effect. However, the period under review in this study.
Thus public expenditures has effect on the real GI)P of the country. The work
recommends that a review on the allocation of public fund should he carried out to
attend on the recurrent and capital expenditure dichotomy to enhance efiicienc
and growth in the economy. A restudy should be carried out to ascertain further
1ctors and expenses that does not !ll under recurrent not capital expenditures that
affects the economy and its real (WI) while the results and conclusion ot this work
should he adopted and implemented by the senate to make amends for balance of
payment deficiency in the economy caused by excess recurrent expenditure as well
as a working material for economic decision.
NWOKORIE, C (2021). Impact Of Government Expenditure On Economic Growth In Nigeria (1986-2015). . Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Oct 31, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/impact-of-government-expenditure-on-economic-growth-in-nigeria-1986-2015-7-2
CHIZURUM, NWOKORIE. "Impact Of Government Expenditure On Economic Growth In Nigeria (1986-2015). " Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 10 Jun. 2021, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/impact-of-government-expenditure-on-economic-growth-in-nigeria-1986-2015-7-2. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
CHIZURUM, NWOKORIE. "Impact Of Government Expenditure On Economic Growth In Nigeria (1986-2015). ". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 10 Jun. 2021. Web. 31 Oct. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/impact-of-government-expenditure-on-economic-growth-in-nigeria-1986-2015-7-2 >.
CHIZURUM, NWOKORIE. "Impact Of Government Expenditure On Economic Growth In Nigeria (1986-2015). " Mouau.afribary.org (2021). Accessed 31 Oct. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/impact-of-government-expenditure-on-economic-growth-in-nigeria-1986-2015-7-2