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Nigeria: Principal repayments on external debt, long-term

7.21Bcurrent USD · 2025+360.0% since 2015

Principal repayments on long-term debt are actual amounts of principal (amortization) paid by the borrower in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. 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. All creditors combined (IDS counterpart area: World); figures by creditor are not carried. Annual figures for Nigeria from 1970 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (current USD)Note
20257,209,755,500.4
20244,099,851,684
20234,224,782,999.3
20225,045,786,571.6
20215,845,709,729.8
20203,249,789,189.7
20194,260,345,838.3
20183,722,733,614.5
20172,475,533,006.7
20164,132,795,867
20151,567,273,806.9
20141,655,873,440.8
2013225,332,305.6
2012308,995,526.9
2011274,143,209.6
2010247,578,829.4
2009341,632,522.7
2008340,133,457
2007915,519,409.3
20066,441,818,322.9
20054,064,228,789.6
20041,164,294,475.4
20031,218,602,479.8
20021,149,142,369.5
20011,715,297,833.6
20001,091,542,917
1999604,947,046.4
1998773,317,583.5
1997839,661,454.4
19961,137,660,315.9
1995918,094,002.3
1994746,444,826
1993578,999,612.9
1992543,771,510.7
1991862,394,684.2
19901,180,109,074.6
1989607,038,202.4
1988692,024,997.8
1987459,000,656.6
19861,243,643,869.1
19852,707,014,261
19842,129,292,130.7
19831,155,508,811.8
1982841,503,978.1
1981635,542,517.1
1980242,122,004.7
1979134,644,591.9
197882,665,847.2
197786,063,968.9
1976355,985,574.1
1975224,418,749.7
1974150,316,433.7
1973190,467,358.2
197263,796,053.7
197164,379,266.8
197067,790,530.4

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World Bank (2026). Principal repayments on external debt, long-term. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-principal-repayments-on-external-debt-long-term (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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