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.

19702025

Every year

YearValue (current USD)Note
202519,369,965,000
202418,045,582,000
202315,891,852,000
202216,364,972,000
202114,668,352,000
202011,168,352,000
201911,168,352,000
201811,168,352,000
20176,300,000,000
20161,500,000,000
20151,500,000,000
20141,500,000,000
20131,000,000,000
2012500,000,000
2011500,000,000
20060
20051,441,793,000
20041,441,793,000
20031,441,793,000
20021,441,000,000
20012,050,960,000
20002,050,960,000
19992,050,960,000
19982,050,960,000
19972,050,960,000
19962,050,960,000
19952,050,960,000
19942,050,960,000
19932,050,960,000
19922,050,960,000
19770
19765,107,200
19756,070,500
19747,045,500
19736,969,600
19727,044,300
197110,847,275
197010,200,000

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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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