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Nigeria: External debt stocks (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)

211.92percent · 2025+27.3% since 2015

Total external debt stocks to exports of goods, services and primary income. All creditors combined (IDS counterpart area: World); figures by creditor are not carried. Annual figures for Nigeria from 1977 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2025211.918
2024221.419
2023202.071
2022179.468
2021227.589
2020268.318
2019145.997
2018139.564
2017169.322
2016179.451
2015166.498
201477.745
201348.37
201268.509
201152.371
201047.695
200932.708
200818.897
200723.038
200623.151
200553.06
2004119.996
2003152.039
2002200.751
2001176.259
2000158.212
1999206.416
1998297.549
1997175.161
1996185.179
1995274.011
1994334.991
1993275.816
1992223.226
1991251.118
1990226.661
1989351.264
1988406.951
1987370.695
1986412.074
1985138.084
1984144.034
1983161.77
198293.09
198158.779
198032.2
197934.648
197843.861
197723.681

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World Bank (2026). External debt stocks (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-external-debt-stocks-zs (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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