Nigeria External Debt

Current and historical external debt data for Nigeria, including latest value (60.04), trend, international ranking, comparison and source notes.
COUNTRY: Nigeria
UNIT: percent of GNI
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
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UPDATED: 2026-06-13 04:01:56
Economy Data Rating
Nigeria · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
BB
58 / 100
Moderate risk · limited data
Fiscal stability n/a
Macroeconomic stability 12 / 20
External stability 10.3 / 15
Financial robustness 6.3 / 15
Structural stability 0 / 10
Future capacity 6.2 / 10
Demographic capacity 5 / 5
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 65% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 2008–2024 20082024
2008 2024
Selected year: 2024 · Value: n/a 2024

Nigeria · total external debt stocks as a percentage of gni.

2008–2024
60.04 percent of GNI
29.04 percent of GNI
22.65 percent of GNI
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external debt rate reference line

Countries by external debt

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Ukraine 101.27
Jordan 90.13
Tunisia 77.7
Kazakhstan 62.6
Serbia 62.25
Nigeria 60.04
Bulgaria 55.14
Colombia 49.2

Interpretation

short note

This external-sector indicator helps assess cross-border flows, reserves and external vulnerability.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

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Comparison

latest
South Africa 44.83
Egypt 41.98
Morocco 44.72
China 13
Brazil 28.66

Related indicators

internal links
Current Account Balance BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
Exports NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS
Imports NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS
Trade Openness NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS

Source layer

planned

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: DT.DOD.DECT.GN.ZS

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Nigeria Snapshot

country profile
Population 232.68 m
GDP 252.26 bn
Debt/GDP n/a
Inflation 33.24%
Unemployment 3.06%
Currency n/a
Region Africa
Income group Lower middle income

Nigeria External Debt: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is External Debt for Nigeria. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

Keyphrase synonyms: nigeria external debt rate, external debt data nigeria, nigeria external debt statistics, nigeria percent of gni.