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Nigeria: Central Government Debt (IMF)

49.66percent · 2024+369.4% since 2014

Total stock of debt liabilities issued by the central government as a share of GDP. Annual figures for Nigeria from 1968 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202449.657
202344.519
202234.926
202132.579
202031.027
201926.46
201824.97
201715.986
201614.172
201511.503
201410.579
201310.483
201210.419
201110.233
20109.45
20098.617
20087.276
20078.116
20069.404
200518.94
200431.038
200337.698
200238.705
200151.726
200055.98
199952.781
199822.432
199723.052
199624.53
199537.218
199455.121
199366.421
199266.912
199169.015
199062.42
198960.79
198850.541
198754.934
198627.153
198518.092
198417.415
198316.148
198211.291
19818.393
19806.126
19796.089
19785.814
19774.222
19762.941
19752.889
19743.143
19734.126
19723.535
19713.827
19704.762
19698.399
19688.08

Source

Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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International Monetary Fund (2026). Central Government Debt (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-central-government-debt (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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