World Bank · Debt

Nigeria: Net flows on external debt, other public sector

-509.65Mcurrent USD · 2025-456.4% since 2015

Other public sector long-term debt are aggregated. Public debt is an external obligation of a public debtor, including the national government, a political subdivision (or an agency of either), and autonomous public bodies. Publicly guaranteed debt is an external obligation of a private debtor that is guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents by residents of an economy and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Reported as: PPG. All creditors combined (IDS counterpart area: World); figures by creditor are not carried. Annual figures for Nigeria from 1970 to 2025.

19842025

Every year

YearValue (current USD)Note
2025-509,646,795.4
20241,535,582,521.9
20231,752,725,837.6
2022251,235,190.8
2021-516,048,663.3
20202,306,041,473.7
201911,293,000
201873,512,000
201751,660,000
201652,732,000
2015142,980,000
201480,199,000
20130
2010-14,155,000
2009-35,946,000
2008-30,706,000
2007-28,062,000
2006-27,083,965
2005-44,213,337.7
2004-38,501,946.6
2003-55,660,142
2002-48,819,322.2
2001-50,157,007.9
2000-48,350,992.3
1999-102,613,879.1
1998-65,183,911.9
1997-112,258,697.7
1996-167,577,422.1
1995-115,305,993.8
1994-57,887,556.8
199323,270,544.2
199283,094,315
1991231,106,811.8
1990-17,950,992.6
1989308,362,351
198861,629,724.9
198726,985,811.2
198674,551,198.6
1985204,761,818.2
1984136,954,207.8
1983313,101,070.5
1982254,046,544.8
1981406,155,001.4
1980147,121,861.4
197937,164,471.5
1978-12,733,994.5
197712,472,922.4
197622,697,644.6
197510,481,263.3
19741,636,469.6
1973-6,429,999.2
19729,428,305.3
1971-4,261,116.6
19703,923,126.9

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