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Nigeria: Gross debt position (IMF)

31.92percent · 2031+19.9% since 2021

All liabilities that require future payment of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor. This includes debt liabilities in the form of special drawing rights, currency, and deposits; debt securities; loans; insurance, pension, and standardized guarantee schemes; and other accounts payable. (See the 2014 edition of the IMF's Government Finance Statistics Manual and Public Sector Debt Statistics Manual). The term "public debt" is used in the Fiscal Monitor, for simplicity, as synonymous with gross debt of the general government, unless otherwise specified. (Strictly speaking, the term "public debt" refers to the debt of the public sector as a whole, which includes financial and nonfinancial public enterprises and the central bank.) Annual figures for Nigeria from 1990 to 2031.

19922031

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
203131.924projection
203032.24projection
202932.519projection
202832.875projection
202732.752projection
202634.647
202536.062
202439.333
202336.336
202229.838
202126.624
202025.723
201921.44
201820.377
201718.005
201617.376
201514.93
201415.765
201312.988
201212.482
201112.378
20106.67
20096.119
20085.167
20075.764
20066.678
200513.45
200425.201
200329.886
200230.724
200137.705
200040.903
199946.114
199815.811
199717.14
199617.9
199524.172
199439.693
199350.436
199249.825
199153.232
199050.903

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International Monetary Fund (2026). Gross debt position (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-gross-debt-position (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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