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Nigeria: Debt service on external debt, total

13.46Bcurrent USD · 2024+468.8% since 2014

Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Annual figures for Nigeria from 1970 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (current USD)Note
202413,457,783,541.5
20239,651,285,520.8
20228,517,572,265.2
20217,971,933,562.4
20205,451,641,025.3
20196,674,995,271.9
20185,759,214,558.1
20173,873,616,529.4
20165,082,749,559.8
20152,391,364,787.3
20142,366,107,404.4
20131,049,500,486.6
2012847,657,020
2011699,532,678.4
2010599,489,679
2009647,614,385.3
2008803,434,465.7
20071,662,176,550.8
20067,075,842,518.9
20059,370,468,717.6
20041,852,366,187.4
20031,703,856,323
20021,539,272,903.4
20012,607,291,175.7
20001,911,923,173.4
19991,072,056,304.1
19981,331,987,636.3
19971,415,894,564
19962,228,632,518.2
19951,832,902,393.8
19941,871,673,345.8
19931,490,998,007.2
19922,414,572,768.9
19912,944,761,131.1
19903,335,551,233.7
19892,117,492,334.5
19882,210,430,888.8
19871,106,408,447.1
19862,050,752,904.8
19854,428,665,434
19844,067,491,742.7
19832,565,375,212
19822,090,338,334.9
19811,790,645,497.7
19801,150,777,021.2
1979391,803,107.2
1978148,866,660.8
1977138,131,601.6
1976400,276,536.7
1975269,839,816.8
1974192,020,098.8
1973228,667,228
197295,260,202.3
197194,468,727.2
197095,557,804.7

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