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Table 1 Source and computation of data

From: The impact of government policies on Nigeria economic growth (case of fiscal, monetary and trade policies)

Variable

Definition

Calculation/computation

Source

y/GDPPC

Gross domestic product per capita

GDP divided by population

WBI

k/GCF

Total capital stock is measured by gross capital formation

Consists of expenses related to additions to the fixed assets of the economy, plus net changes in the level of inventories

WBI

M2

Money supply

Consists of the sum of non-banked currencies, demand deposits, savings deposits, money market securities and other term deposits

CBN Bulletin

INTR

Interest rate

 

CBN Bulletin

GEXP

Total government expenditure

The sum of recurrent expenditure and capital expenditure

CBN Bulletin

GREV

Government revenue

The sum of oil and non-oil revenues

CBN Bulletin

TRO

Trade openness

Trade is the sum of exports and importations of goods and services as a percentage of gross domestic product

WBI