Nigeria External Debt: % of GDP
1985 - 2023 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Nigeria External Debt: % of GDP
- Nigeria External Debt accounted for 11.9 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2023, compared with the ratio of 8.9 % in the previous year.
- Nigeria External Debt: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1985 to Dec 2023.
- The data reached an all-time high of 57.2 % in Dec 1991 and a record low of 1.1 % in Dec 2008.
CEIC calculates External Debt as % of Nominal GDP from annual External Debt and annual Nominal GDP. Debt Management Office Nigeria provides External Debt in USD. The National Bureau of Statistics provides Nominal GDP in local currency. The Central Bank of Nigeria average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. External Debt covers General Government Debt only.
Related information about Nigeria External Debt: % of GDP
- In the latest reports of Nigeria, Current Account recorded a surplus of 1.5 USD bn in Sep 2023.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 1.2 USD bn in Mar 2023.
- Nigeria Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 44.0 USD mn in Sep 2023.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 2.9 USD bn in Sep 2023.
- The country's External Debt reached 42,495.2 in Dec 2023.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 111.3 USD bn in Mar 2023.
View Nigeria's External Debt: % of GDP from 1985 to 2023 in the chart:
What was Nigeria's External Debt: % of GDP in 2023?
Nigeria External Debt accounted for 11.9 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2023, compared with the ratio of 8.9 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.9 2023 | 8.9 2022 | 1.1 2008 | 57.2 1991 | % | yearly | 1985 - 2023 |
External Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 45.9 2023 | yearly | 1991 - 2023 |
| Algeria (%) | 1.3 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| Argentina (%) | 45.3 2023 | yearly | 1994 - 2023 |
| Armenia (%) | 64.2 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Australia (%) | 110.0 2023 | yearly | 1988 - 2023 |
| Austria (%) | 135.0 2023 | yearly | 1997 - 2023 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 14.9 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2021 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 11.4 2017 | yearly | 1997 - 2017 |
| Belarus (%) | 51.1 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Mar 2024 |
| Belgium (%) | 236.1 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Bolivia (%) | 35.0 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 18.1 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Botswana (%) | 7.3 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Brazil (%) | 27.9 2023 | yearly | 1992 - 2023 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 47.6 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Cambodia (%) | 56.7 2022 | yearly | 2010 - 2022 |
| Canada (%) | 143.7 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Chile (%) | 71.7 2023 | yearly | 1971 - 2023 |
| China (%) | 13.7 2023 | yearly | 1985 - 2023 |
| Colombia (%) | 53.7 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| Croatia (%) | 73.5 2022 | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
| Cyprus (%) | 828.3 2023 | yearly | 2004 - 2023 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 61.7 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Denmark (%) | 132.3 2023 | yearly | 2005 - 2023 |
| Ecuador (%) | 49.6 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| Egypt (%) | 39.8 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Mar 2024 |
| Estonia (%) | 89.2 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
| European Union (%) | 110.0 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Finland (%) | 215.3 2023 | yearly | 1991 - 2023 |
| France (%) | 244.9 2023 | yearly | 2004 - 2023 |
| Georgia (%) | 80.2 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Germany (%) | 146.1 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Ghana (%) | 39.5 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Greece (%) | 246.0 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 481.7 2023 | yearly | 2001 - 2023 |
| Hungary (%) | 128.8 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Iceland (%) | 72.9 2023 | yearly | 1989 - 2023 |
| India (%) | 18.9 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| Indonesia (%) | 29.8 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| Iran (%) | 0.3 2023 | yearly | 1994 - 2023 |
| Ireland (%) | 556.6 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
| Israel (%) | 28.4 2023 | yearly | 1998 - 2023 |
| Italy (%) | 129.0 2022 | yearly | 2002 - 2022 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 31.4 2021 | yearly | 1994 - 2021 |
| Japan (%) | 107.4 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| Jordan (%) | 80.7 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 60.9 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2024 |
| Kenya (%) | 40.3 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| South Korea (%) | 36.6 2023 | yearly | 1994 - 2023 |
| Kosovo (%) | 39.6 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Kuwait (%) | 39.4 2023 | yearly | 2014 - 2023 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 72.3 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| Laos (%) | 74.2 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
| Latvia (%) | 100.7 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2024 |
| Lebanon (%) | 21.2 2021 | yearly | 2007 - 2021 |
| Lithuania (%) | 69.2 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 4,321.4 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 83.2 2023 | yearly | 2004 - 2023 |
| Malawi (%) | 60.1 2021 | yearly | 2006 - 2021 |
| Malaysia (%) | 68.2 2023 | yearly | 2009 - 2023 |
| Malta (%) | 854.3 2023 | yearly | 2004 - 2023 |
| Mauritius (%) | 1,315.2 2023 | yearly | 2009 - 2023 |
| Mexico (%) | 33.1 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
| Moldova (%) | 63.3 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Mongolia (%) | 170.1 2023 | yearly | 1992 - 2023 |
| Montenegro (%) | 141.5 2022 | yearly | 2006 - 2022 |
| Morocco (%) | 50.9 2022 | yearly | 1970 - 2022 |
| Mozambique (%) | 71.7 2020 | yearly | 1985 - 2020 |
| Myanmar (%) | 16.7 2020 | yearly | 2018 - 2020 |
| Nepal (%) | 17.3 2016 | yearly | 2001 - 2016 |
| Netherlands (%) | 373.8 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| New Zealand (%) | 88.0 2023 | yearly | 1993 - 2023 |
| Nigeria (%) | 11.9 2023 | yearly | 1985 - 2023 |
| Norway (%) | 151.9 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| Pakistan (%) | 37.3 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 12.2 2023 | yearly | 2012 - 2023 |
| Panama (%) | 167.4 2021 | yearly | 2014 - 2021 |
| Paraguay (%) | 55.7 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Peru (%) | 39.3 2023 | yearly | 1980 - 2023 |
| Philippines (%) | 28.7 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Poland (%) | 49.6 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Portugal (%) | 150.4 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
| Qatar (%) | 106.1 2018 | yearly | 2000 - 2018 |
| Romania (%) | 51.9 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Russia (%) | 15.7 2023 | yearly | 1993 - 2023 |
| Serbia (%) | 65.3 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Singapore (%) | 391.1 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| Slovakia (%) | 96.0 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Slovenia (%) | 90.4 2023 | yearly | 2001 - 2023 |
| South Africa (%) | 41.5 2023 | yearly | 1985 - 2023 |
| Spain (%) | 163.6 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 75.0 2022 | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
| Sudan (%) | 202.2 2021 | yearly | 2001 - 2021 |
| Sweden (%) | 168.5 2023 | yearly | 1997 - 2023 |
| Switzerland (%) | 236.4 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Taiwan (%) | 27.3 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Tajikistan (%) | 37.7 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| Thailand (%) | 37.4 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2024 |
| Tunisia (%) | 90.4 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
| Turkey (%) | 45.2 2023 | yearly | 1989 - 2023 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -5.7 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Jun 2024 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -3,274.101 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2024 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 101,710.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2023 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 49.5 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Mar 2024 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (NGN bn) | 100,505.650 2029 | yearly | 1990 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (NGN bn) | 285,181.495 2029 | yearly | 1990 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (NGN bn) | 72,588.069 2029 | yearly | 1990 - 2029 |
| Federal Govt Balance (NGN bn) | -4,533.420 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2024 |
| Federal Govt Expenditure: Capital (NGN bn) | 250.290 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2024 |
| Federal Govt Revenue (NGN bn) | 2,305.540 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2024 |
| Federal Govt Expenditure: Recurrent (NGN bn) | 6,152.970 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2024 |
| Federal Govt Expenditure (NGN bn) | 6,838.960 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2024 |
| Gross Federation Account Revenue (NGN bn) | 6,285.040 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2024 |
| Gross Federation Account Revenue: Oil (NGN bn) | 1,733.500 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2024 |
| Government Debt: Domestic (NGN bn) | 53,258.012 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Dec 2023 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | -1.879 2028 | yearly | 1991 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 2,786.0 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jun 2024 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 4,913.5 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jun 2024 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 163.7 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jun 2024 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 187,832.450 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 2,876.353 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 480.530 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 2,989.3 Mar 2023 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Mar 2023 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 83.0 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jun 2024 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 755,360.705 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 508,406.689 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 658.371 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jun 2024 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 177.707 Jun 2024 | monthly | Dec 2009 - Jun 2024 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 160.464 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Jun 2024 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 737.510 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Jun 2024 |
| Exports: Crude Oil (NGN mn) | 5,457,219.231 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jun 2024 |
| Total Trade (NGN mn) | 10,433,069.822 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jun 2024 |
| Imports: Growth Rate: MoM (%) | -35.341 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 2019 - Jun 2024 |
| Exports: Growth Rate: MoM (%) | 10.446 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 2019 - Jun 2024 |
| Exports: Europe: ow Netherlands (NGN mn) | 434,520.151 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jun 2024 |
| Exports: Europe: ow UK (NGN mn) | 4,761.874 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jun 2024 |
| Exports (NGN mn) | 7,280,672.000 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jun 2024 |
| Exports: America: ow USA (NGN mn) | 975,552.174 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jun 2024 |
| Exports: Vegetable Products (NGN mn) | 786,963.687 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| Exports: Mineral Products (NGN mn) | 33,075,147.443 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| Exports: Plastic and Articles Thereof, Rubber and Articles Thereof (NGN mn) | 53,170.162 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| Imports: Europe: ow Germany (NGN mn) | 91,725.002 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jun 2024 |
| Imports: America: ow USA (NGN mn) | 263,320.371 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jun 2024 |
| Imports: Europe: ow UK (NGN mn) | 39,682.510 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jun 2024 |
| Imports: Europe: ow Netherlands (NGN mn) | 89,695.701 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jun 2024 |
| Imports: Asia: ow China (NGN mn) | 1,092,816.851 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Jun 2024 |
| Imports: Manufactured Goods (NGN mn) | 415,104.163 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jun 2024 |
| Imports: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials (NGN mn) | 564,023.272 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jun 2024 |
| Imports: Food and Live Animals (NGN mn) | 464,465.517 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jun 2024 |
| Imports: Chemicals and Chemical Products (NGN mn) | 531,688.790 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jun 2024 |
| Imports (NGN mn) | 3,152,397.822 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jun 2024 |
| Imports: Machinery and Transport Equipment (NGN mn) | 939,658.575 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jun 2024 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 93.461 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 116.198 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | -831.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2024 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 5,142.5 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Jun 2024 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 11.5 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Jun 2024 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 1,197.6 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Mar 2023 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 1.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | 4,416.719 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | 10.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | -309.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2024 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | 4,726.039 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2024 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 42,495.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2023 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 11.9 2023 | yearly | 1985 - 2023 |
| External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) | 1,005.6 2020 | yearly | 2008 - 2020 |
| External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) | 0.2 2020 | yearly | 2008 - 2020 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | -5.481 2029 | yearly | 1980 - 2029 |
| Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | -86,263.760 2023 | yearly | 2005 - 2023 |
| External Debt: Service Payments (USD mn) | 194.440 Dec 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2018 |
| External Debt: Government (USD mn) | 42,495.160 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2023 |
| External Debt: Government: International Capital Market (USD mn) | 15,118.350 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Mar 2024 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 6.1 2019 | yearly | 2003 - 2019 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 3,315.011 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Mar 2021 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 21,896.535 Aug 2024 | monthly | Nov 1992 - Aug 2024 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 67,150.889 Aug 2024 | monthly | Nov 1992 - Aug 2024 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 63.3 Aug 2024 | monthly | Nov 1993 - Aug 2024 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 50.0 Oct 2024 | monthly | Nov 2005 - Oct 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 34,762.2 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Jun 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 14.124 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Jun 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 16.3 Jun 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jun 2024 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 1,599.957 Jun 2024 | monthly | Dec 1950 - Jun 2024 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 84,213.801 Dec 2019 | monthly | Nov 1992 - Dec 2019 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 2.6 Dec 2019 | monthly | Nov 1993 - Dec 2019 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 73,616.6 Sep 2024 | monthly | Nov 1992 - Sep 2024 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 33.3 Aug 2024 | monthly | Nov 1993 - Aug 2024 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 20.83 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Jun 2024 |
| Monetary Survey: Liabilities: M2: Quasi Money (NGN mn) | 72,232,284.010 Aug 2024 | monthly | Nov 1992 - Aug 2024 |
| Monetary Survey: Liabilities: M2 (NGN mn) | 107,182,219.490 Aug 2024 | monthly | Nov 1992 - Aug 2024 |
| Monetary Survey: Liabilities: M3 (NGN mn) | 35,345,802.020 Jun 2020 | monthly | Nov 1992 - Jun 2020 |
| Monetary Survey: Liabilities: Base Money (NGN mn) | 26,891,229.280 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Aug 2024 |
| Monetary Survey: Liabilities: M2: M1 (NGN mn) | 34,949,935.480 Aug 2024 | monthly | Nov 1992 - Aug 2024 |
| Non Performing Loans to Gross Loans (%) | 4.140 Jun 2023 | semiannually | Dec 2003 - Jun 2023 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | 13.8 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jul 2015 - Sep 2024 |
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