World Bank · Debt
Nigeria: Net transfers on external debt, total
1.50Bcurrent USD · 2025+172.8% since 2015
Net transfers on external debt are net flows minus interest payments during the year; negative transfers show net transfers made by the borrower to the creditor during the year. 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.
Every year
| Year | Value (current USD) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,495,090,310.5 | |
| 2024 | 5,082,093,456.9 | |
| 2023 | -5,162,073,535.7 | |
| 2022 | 4,490,276,968.8 | |
| 2021 | 3,890,973,828.1 | |
| 2020 | 3,284,965,314.4 | |
| 2019 | 9,579,638,847.5 | |
| 2018 | 2,534,674,900.6 | |
| 2017 | 19,358,466,154.9 | |
| 2016 | -1,854,503,037.5 | |
| 2015 | -2,054,962,315.2 | |
| 2014 | 3,902,176,998.2 | |
| 2013 | 2,529,104,894.9 | |
| 2012 | 4,544,059,857.7 | |
| 2011 | 4,630,478,061.6 | |
| 2010 | 6,433,517,557.4 | |
| 2009 | -502,169,578.8 | |
| 2008 | 258,838,714.3 | |
| 2007 | 1,065,132,072.2 | |
| 2006 | -6,051,695,728 | |
| 2005 | -4,833,238,749.3 | |
| 2004 | -71,742,981.8 | |
| 2003 | -719,217,643.4 | |
| 2002 | 457,897,058.8 | |
| 2001 | -604,756,902.6 | |
| 2000 | 414,840,095.6 | |
| 1999 | -843,168,540.8 | |
| 1998 | -832,085,619 | |
| 1997 | -1,233,268,955.6 | |
| 1996 | -2,138,485,355.3 | |
| 1995 | -1,471,554,316.6 | |
| 1994 | -1,785,189,076.1 | |
| 1993 | -440,368,912.4 | |
| 1992 | -1,244,538,304.9 | |
| 1991 | -2,244,034,052.2 | |
| 1990 | -2,189,841,599 | |
| 1989 | -944,912,074.8 | |
| 1988 | 118,487,758.9 | |
| 1987 | 2,285,335,687.9 | |
| 1986 | 604,178,990.7 | |
| 1985 | -2,141,654,635.7 | |
| 1984 | -1,059,822,752.6 | |
| 1983 | 4,742,518,976.9 | |
| 1982 | -570,230,409.3 | |
| 1981 | 1,528,730,480.4 | |
| 1980 | 1,888,469,213.9 | |
| 1979 | 872,964,914 | |
| 1978 | 1,845,434,800.1 | |
| 1977 | 1,733,192,585.5 | |
| 1976 | -386,112,590.3 | |
| 1975 | -199,694,209.5 | |
| 1974 | -49,854,944.3 | |
| 1973 | 87,811,268.5 | |
| 1972 | 94,460,243.1 | |
| 1971 | 73,118,733 | |
| 1970 | 254,533,635.5 |
Source
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