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Nigeria: Net lending/borrowing (also referred as overall balance) (IMF)

-2.74percent · 2031+31.1% since 2021

Defined as the difference between revenue and total expenditure, using the 2014 edition of the IMF’s Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM 2014). Does not include policy lending. For some countries, the overall balance continues to be based on GFSM 1986, which is defined as total revenue and grants minus total expenditure and net lending. Annual figures for Nigeria from 1990 to 2031.

19922031

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2031-2.735projection
2030-2.74projection
2029-2.657projection
2028-2.714projection
2027-2.869projection
2026-3.302
2025-1.758
2024-1.272
2023-3.125
2022-4.001
2021-3.967
2020-4.026
2019-3.307
2018-3.064
2017-3.845
2016-3.298
2015-2.697
2014-1.725
2013-1.89
2012-0.091
20110.307
2010-2.962
2009-3.782
20084.045
2007-0.793
20066.22
20053.485
20043.897
2003-1.559
20020.953
2001-2.288
20002.887
1999-1.391
1998-3.474
19971.136
19963.372
19952.521
1994-2.958
1993-6.075
19920.942
1991-1.181
1990-0.477

Source

Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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International Monetary Fund (2026). Net lending/borrowing (also referred as overall balance) (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-net-lending-borrowing-also-referred-as-overall (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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