Nigeria External Debt 1960-2024

Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Nigeria external debt for 2022 was $98,335,333,958, a 8.2% increase from 2021.
  • Nigeria external debt for 2021 was $90,887,068,294, a 9.72% increase from 2020.
  • Nigeria external debt for 2020 was $82,833,305,939, a 6.59% increase from 2019.
  • Nigeria external debt for 2019 was $77,708,890,975, a 16.74% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Current US $
India $617
Indonesia $396
Egypt $163
Vietnam $147
Ukraine $139
Pakistan $127
Philippines $111
Nigeria $98
Bangladesh $97
Morocco $65
Angola $60
Sri Lanka $59
Uzbekistan $49
Ghana $45
Kenya $42
Tunisia $40
Mongolia $34
Zambia $29
Georgia $24
Cambodia $22
Sudan $22
El Salvador $21
Lao PDR $19
Papua New Guinea $19
Bolivia $16
Cameroon $15
Nicaragua $15
Honduras $13
Myanmar $13
Moldova $10
Kyrgyz Republic $10
Republic of Congo $8
Mauritania $5
Kosovo $4
Djibouti $3
Bhutan $3
Cabo Verde $2
Lesotho $2
Eswatini $1
Solomon Islands $1
Vanuatu $0
Sao Tome and Principe $0
Timor-Leste $0
Micronesia $0
West Bank and Gaza $0
Kiribati $0
Nigeria External Debt - Historical Data
Year Current US $ Annual % Change
2022 $98,335,333,958 8.20%
2021 $90,887,068,294 9.72%
2020 $82,833,305,939 6.59%
2019 $77,708,890,975 16.74%
2018 $66,565,585,785 6.01%
2017 $62,791,819,170 51.82%
2016 $41,359,562,489 -0.44%
2015 $41,541,257,872 -0.63%
2014 $41,804,654,310 7.82%
2013 $38,771,517,424 4.84%
2012 $36,981,904,539 14.22%
2011 $32,377,423,146 14.56%
2010 $28,262,197,009 12.77%
2009 $25,062,797,640 10.59%
2008 $22,663,245,893 3.24%
2007 $21,952,953,677 18.18%
2006 $18,576,099,579 -46.32%
2005 $34,608,131,315 -24.62%
2004 $45,910,626,686 9.68%
2003 $41,856,858,871 13.80%
2002 $36,779,630,348 5.15%
2001 $34,976,644,764 4.36%
2000 $33,514,256,077 15.19%
1999 $29,095,550,937 -4.02%
1998 $30,313,714,708 6.49%
1997 $28,467,535,604 -9.38%
1996 $31,414,754,639 -7.86%
1995 $34,094,439,060 3.03%
1994 $33,092,276,818 7.80%
1993 $30,699,263,746 5.79%
1992 $29,018,663,728 -13.45%
1991 $33,526,931,287 0.20%
1990 $33,458,483,418 11.08%
1989 $30,121,991,493 1.68%
1988 $29,624,118,543 2.06%
1987 $29,024,891,233 30.65%
1986 $22,215,781,654 19.09%
1985 $18,655,375,059 4.90%
1984 $17,783,310,907 1.17%
1983 $17,576,996,153 46.57%
1982 $11,992,466,650 4.78%
1981 $11,445,499,562 28.05%
1980 $8,938,210,283 43.14%
1979 $6,244,582,441 22.66%
1978 $5,091,168,448 61.81%
1977 $3,146,444,250 135.20%
1976 $1,337,791,872 -20.71%
1975 $1,687,175,642 -10.29%
1974 $1,880,722,152 5.72%
1973 $1,778,977,496 64.45%
1972 $1,081,759,365 12.64%
1971 $960,364,871 14.78%
1970 $836,680,592 inf%
1969 $0 nan%
1968 $0 nan%
1967 $0 nan%
1966 $0 nan%
1965 $0 nan%
1964 $0 nan%
1963 $0 nan%
1962 $0 nan%
1961 $0 nan%
1960 $0 nan%