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Nigeria: Commitments, bilateral creditors

223.79Mcurrent USD · 2025-15.0% since 2015

Bilateral commitments are the total amount of long-term loans for which contracts were signed in the year specified. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents by residents of an economy and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. All creditors combined (IDS counterpart area: World); figures by creditor are not carried. Annual figures for Nigeria from 1970 to 2025.

19742025

Every year

YearValue (current USD)Note
2025223,788,472.4
202499,132,924.8
20231,063,411,955.4
2022316,155,273.4
20211,151,118,827.3
2020496,532,917.4
20191,077,040,110.2
2018962,731,705.9
20171,946,140,000
2016371,869,000
2015263,174,000
2014503,945,372.7
20131,658,267,063.5
2012577,730,000
2011100,000,000
2010899,500,000
20090
20074,552,000
2006200,000,000
20040
2002376,938,365.3
20005,505,321
199368,679,482.2
1992402,800,898.9
199177,187,984.5
1990308,329,490
1989181,977,974.5
1988102,700,000
1987293,300,000
19863,031,000
1985213,500,000
198450,000,000
1983553,259,120.1
1982329,822,096.4
1981189,031,431.3
1980238,309,215.7
1979168,180,936
197849,257,400.5
197523,332,689.5
197451,038,790
197324,840,504
197246,012,061.5
1971102,761,442.7
197019,895,090.4

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