International Monetary Fund · Economy
Nigeria: External Debt, Official Debt, Debtor Based (% of GDP) (IMF)
14.33percent · 2027+229.6% since 2017
External Debt, Official Debt, Debtor Based (% of GDP) Annual figures for Nigeria from 2004 to 2027.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 14.327 | projection |
| 2026 | 16.331 | |
| 2025 | 17.851 | |
| 2024 | 18.266 | |
| 2023 | 9.666 | |
| 2022 | 7.148 | |
| 2021 | 7.082 | |
| 2020 | 6.371 | |
| 2019 | 5.11 | |
| 2018 | 5.218 | |
| 2017 | 4.347 | |
| 2016 | 2.624 | |
| 2015 | 2.028 | |
| 2014 | 1.609 | |
| 2013 | 1.593 | |
| 2012 | 0.992 | |
| 2011 | 0.874 | |
| 2010 | 0.869 | |
| 2009 | 2.416 | |
| 2008 | 2.117 | |
| 2007 | 2.311 | |
| 2006 | 2.588 | |
| 2005 | 14.009 | |
| 2004 | 19.583 |
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). External Debt, Official Debt, Debtor Based (% of GDP) (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-external-debt-official-debt-debtor-based-of (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.
External Debt, Official Debt, Debtor Based (% of GDP) (IMF) in other countries
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Congo
- Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Tanzania, United Republic of
- Togo
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
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