World Bank · Debt
Nigeria: External debt stocks, short-term
22.23Bcurrent USD · 2024+75.8% since 2014
Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Annual figures for Nigeria from 1970 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (current USD) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22,227,040,000 | |
| 2023 | 18,293,766,661.3 | |
| 2022 | 21,501,987,000 | |
| 2021 | 18,574,166,000 | |
| 2020 | 18,423,752,761.1 | |
| 2019 | 20,858,421,000 | |
| 2018 | 13,798,239,000 | |
| 2017 | 17,471,831,000 | |
| 2016 | 6,527,479,000 | |
| 2015 | 8,845,614,000 | |
| 2014 | 12,642,110,878.7 | |
| 2013 | 15,341,960,579.7 | |
| 2012 | 15,515,037,000 | |
| 2011 | 11,374,037,535.3 | |
| 2010 | 9,440,613,000 | |
| 2009 | 5,777,150,000 | |
| 2008 | 6,190,550,000 | |
| 2007 | 6,464,230,000 | |
| 2006 | 5,614,230,000 | |
| 2005 | 5,512,100,086.7 | |
| 2004 | 5,245,747,416.3 | |
| 2003 | 3,349,993,677 | |
| 2002 | 2,270,167,480.2 | |
| 2001 | 1,642,817,527 | |
| 2000 | 1,119,955,764.7 | |
| 1999 | 6,247,376,698.5 | |
| 1998 | 6,564,455,467.1 | |
| 1997 | 5,528,620,077 | |
| 1996 | 5,676,115,014.9 | |
| 1995 | 5,651,194,994.5 | |
| 1994 | 4,826,457,461.4 | |
| 1993 | 3,957,313,303.2 | |
| 1992 | 2,209,562,733.1 | |
| 1991 | 858,650,330.2 | |
| 1990 | 1,503,551,650.6 | |
| 1989 | 464,770,803.3 | |
| 1988 | 1,547,623,694.1 | |
| 1987 | 1,568,446,952.5 | |
| 1986 | 3,681,596,458 | |
| 1985 | 4,994,467,303.2 | |
| 1984 | 5,744,420,645.9 | |
| 1983 | 5,058,908,610.8 | |
| 1982 | 2,534,736,119.4 | |
| 1981 | 4,427,230,691.2 | |
| 1980 | 3,553,069,165 | |
| 1979 | 2,283,000,000 | |
| 1978 | 2,446,470,759.1 | |
| 1977 | 2,161,157,244.6 | |
| 1976 | 431,560,000 | |
| 1975 | 543,745,217 | |
| 1974 | 606,829,010.5 | |
| 1973 | 574,167,511.8 | |
| 1972 | 349,946,843.8 | |
| 1971 | 309,253,783.5 | |
| 1970 | 269,602,902.7 |
Source
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World Bank (2026). External debt stocks, short-term. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-external-debt-stocks-short-term (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.
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