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Nigeria: Primary income receipts

5.89Bcurrent USD · 2025+532.5% since 2015

Primary income receipts refer to employee compensation paid to resident workers working abroad and investment income (receipts on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars. Annual figures for Nigeria from 1977 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (current USD)Note
20255,886,978,483.179
20243,880,428,782.599
20232,442,166,565.639
20221,668,872,198.591
20211,900,161,365.259
20201,701,872,485.371
20192,319,148,446.554
20182,050,356,416.793
20171,486,012,728.116
20161,245,045,387.275
2015930,770,823.165
20141,633,038,000.003
2013880,842,385.076
2012956,530,506.517
2011897,528,115.283
2010997,752,240.268
2009935,405,861.365
20082,351,126,037.184
20072,564,188,225.017
20061,875,143,760.283
2005155,130,172.692
2004157,451,734.27
200381,626,823.843
2002183,565,583.568
2001198,990,841.153
2000217,645,824.866
1999239,706,036.836
199894,869,638.167
199778,831,088.201
199636,009,658.562
199531,350,457.69
199448,599,745.408
199357,773,663.722
1992155,890,622.058
1991210,864,729.513
1990211,081,188.486
1989152,076,076.057
198840,776,142.65
198745,816,307.027
198656,425,592.466
198580,557,269.832
198457,401,727.819
1983107,673,853.242
1982225,699,693.038
1981700,978,257.216
1980687,661,192.187
1979263,241,819.289
1978289,639,715.997
1977350,550,066.18

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Primary income receipts. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-primary-income-receipts (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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