World Bank · Debt
Nigeria: Debt outstanding, public sector, bonds
19.37Bcurrent USD · 2025+1191.3% since 2015
Public sector debt from bonds that are either publicly issued or privately placed. 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.
Every year
| Year | Value (current USD) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19,369,965,000 | |
| 2024 | 18,045,582,000 | |
| 2023 | 15,891,852,000 | |
| 2022 | 16,364,972,000 | |
| 2021 | 14,668,352,000 | |
| 2020 | 11,168,352,000 | |
| 2019 | 11,168,352,000 | |
| 2018 | 11,168,352,000 | |
| 2017 | 6,300,000,000 | |
| 2016 | 1,500,000,000 | |
| 2015 | 1,500,000,000 | |
| 2014 | 1,500,000,000 | |
| 2013 | 1,000,000,000 | |
| 2012 | 500,000,000 | |
| 2011 | 500,000,000 | |
| 2006 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 1,441,793,000 | |
| 2004 | 1,441,793,000 | |
| 2003 | 1,441,793,000 | |
| 2002 | 1,441,000,000 | |
| 2001 | 2,050,960,000 | |
| 2000 | 2,050,960,000 | |
| 1999 | 2,050,960,000 | |
| 1998 | 2,050,960,000 | |
| 1997 | 2,050,960,000 | |
| 1996 | 2,050,960,000 | |
| 1995 | 2,050,960,000 | |
| 1994 | 2,050,960,000 | |
| 1993 | 2,050,960,000 | |
| 1992 | 2,050,960,000 | |
| 1977 | 0 | |
| 1976 | 5,107,200 | |
| 1975 | 6,070,500 | |
| 1974 | 7,045,500 | |
| 1973 | 6,969,600 | |
| 1972 | 7,044,300 | |
| 1971 | 10,847,275 | |
| 1970 | 10,200,000 |
Source
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World Bank (2026). Debt outstanding, public sector, bonds. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-debt-outstanding-public-sector-bonds (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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