This paper examines the sectoral and spatial variations in growth pro-poorness in
Nigeria, using the Shapley decomposition, the Ravallion-Huppi decomposition and
the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition. The results show that spatial and sectoral
variations in pro-poor growth are a result of inequality and shift in population, human
capital (spatial variation only) and structural factors (sectoral variation only). In
addition, the paper finds that the zones and sectors with moderate growth have high
poverty-growth elasticity, while zones and sectors with high growth have low
poverty-growth elasticity. Thus, spatial and sectoral variations in growth propoorness
result in weak response of poverty to growth in Nigeria.