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Nigeria: Debt forgiveness or reduction

0current USD · 2025

Debt forgiveness or reduction shows the change in debt stock due to debt forgiveness or reduction. It is derived by subtracting debt forgiven and debt stock reduction from debt buyback. 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 1989 to 2025.

19892025

Every year

YearValue (current USD)Note
20250
20240
20230
20220
20210
20200
2019-713,000
20180
20170
20160
20150
20140
2013-22,987,000
20120
20110
20100
20090
20080
20070
2006-10,886,657,283.9
2005-7,283,523,521.1
20040
20030
2002-157,960,000
20010
20000
19990
19980
1997-699,506,000
1996-742,042,631.7
1995-94,900,000
1994-13,350,000
1993-30,000,000
1992-2,197,139,985.9
1991-127,397,352.1
1990-286,238,885.3
1989-278,531,670.9

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World Bank (2026). Debt forgiveness or reduction. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-debt-forgiveness-or-reduction (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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