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Nigeria External and Government Debt

Nigeria National Debt Data

Indicator Data Period
Government Debt to GDP 38 % 2022
External Debt 43159 USD Million | 43.159 B USD 2Q/23


Latest data on Government Debt to GDP (%)

Government Debt to GDP
                     Nigeria - Historical Data (%)

What is Nigeria Government Debt to GDP Ratio?

  • Government Debt to GDP in Nigeria increased to 38 % in 2022. The maximum level was 75 % and minimum was 7.3 %
  • Data published Yearly by Central Bank.

Historical Data (%) by years

Data
Period
Date
38 2022 17.04.2023
37 2021 28.06.2022
34.98 2020 15.02.2021
29.1 2019 02.12.2020
17.5 2018 29.10.2019
21.3 2017 12.04.2018
18.6 2016 11.08.2017


Historical Chart by presidents (%)

Government Debt to GDP in Nigeria by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End
Muhammadu Buhari 29.05.2015 - 18.6000 18.6000 18.6000 18.6000 0.00%


Latest data on External Debt (USD Million)

External Debt
                     Nigeria - Historical Data (USD Million)

What is external debt of Nigeria?

  • External Debt in Nigeria increased to 43159 USD Million (43.159 B USD) in the second quarter of 2023. The maximum debt was 37268 USD Million and minimum was 3288 USD Million
  • Data published Quarterly by Central Bank.

Historical Data (USD Million) by years

Data
Period
Date
43159 2Q/23 16.09.2023
42672 1Q/23 05.08.2023
41695 4Q/22 06.05.2023
39662 3Q/22 17.12.2022
40065 2Q/22 15.10.2022
39969 1Q/22 18.06.2022
38391 4Q/21 19.03.2022
37955 3Q/21 22.01.2022


Historical Chart by presidents (USD Million)

External Debt in Nigeria by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End
Muhammadu Buhari 29.05.2015 - 13807.5900 18913.4400 18913.4400 13807.5900 36.98%

Other budget indicators in Nigeria

Index Updated Actual Previous
Fiscal Expenditure  1Q/23 3.632 B USD 3.679
Government Budget to GDP 2022 -5 % -6
Military Expenditure 2022 3.109 B USD 4.466

Government Debt to GDP in other countries

Country Updated Actual Previous
Egypt 2022 87.2 % 92
Kenya 2022 67.3 % 67.7
Madagascar 2022 57 % 52
Zimbabwe 20 92.6 % 66.9
Tanzania 2022 38.3 % 37.9
Togo 2022 55.9 % 61
Tunisia 2021 80 % 87.6
Nigeria 2022 38 % 36.5
Sudan 2021 182 % 264
Morocco 2022 71.6 % 69.5
Senegal 2022 75 % 73
Seychelles 2022 65 % 74
South Africa 2022 67.4 % 69.9
Uganda 2022 48.6 % 45.5
Rwanda 2022 64.4 % 66.6
Liberia 2022 51.3 % 49.4
Zambia 2022 56.2 % 71.5
Mozambique 2022 101 % 130
Namibia 2022 68.9 % 67.2
Ghana 2022 88.8 % 79.6
Swaziland 2022 19.06 % 15.98
Libya 2021 83 % 155
Algeria 2022 52.4 % 62.1
Angola 2022 56.1 % 85
Benin 2022 52.8 % 50.3
Botswana 2022 26.1 % 25
Burkina Faso 2022 54.3 % 48.2
Burundi 2022 14.5 % 16.8
Central African Republic 2022 50.7 % 47.6
Chad 2022 50.4 % 55.9
Comoros 2022 31.6 % 31.1
Republic of the Congo 2022 99.57 % 108
Djibouti 2022 47 % 43.2
Equatorial Guinea 2022 27.1 % 42.6
Eritrea 2022 164 % 175
Ethiopia 2021 31.4 % 34.1
Gabon 2022 55.1 % 65.8
Gambia 2022 80.8 % 82.9
Guatemala 2022 27.45 % 29.95
Guinea 2022 35.5 % 40.4
Guinea Bissau 2022 41.1 % 37.8
Lesotho 2021 52.1 % 52.2
Malawi 2022 66.7 % 60.1
Mauritania 2022 41.9 % 44.5
Niger 2022 51.2 % 50.9
Sao Tome and Principe 2021 88 % 96.9
Sierra Leone 2022 98.8 % 79.3