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Nigeria: Principal forgiven

0current USD · 2025

Principal forgiven is the amount of principal due or in arrears that was written off or forgiven in any given year. It includes debt forgiven within and outside Paris Club agreements, principal forgiven and principal arrears forgiven. 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 1989 to 2025.

19892025

Every year

YearValue (current USD)Note
20250
20240
20230
20220
20210
20200
2019713,000
20180
20140
20130
20120
20110
20100
20090
20080
20070
200610,886,657,283.9
20057,283,523,521.1
20040
20030
20010
19990
19960
199114,123,158.3
198931,303,670.9

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World Bank (2026). Principal forgiven. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-principal-forgiven (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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