Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Nigeria's external debt stands at 145.02B as of 2025-12-31, up from 135.99B in 2024. Historical data runs from 1970 to 2025 (56 observations).
In 2025, Nigeria's external debt was 145.02B, up from 135.99B in 2024.
In 2024, Nigeria's external debt was 135.99B, up from 126.71B in 2023.
In 2023, Nigeria's external debt was 126.71B, down from 126.99B in 2022.
In 2022, Nigeria's external debt was 126.99B, up from 120.07B in 2021.
In 2021, Nigeria's external debt was 120.07B, up from 111.73B in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 145.02B | +9.03B |
| 2024 | 135.99B | +9.28B |
| 2023 | 126.71B | -286.04M |
| 2022 | 126.99B | +6.93B |
| 2021 | 120.07B | +8.34B |
| 2020 | 111.73B | +6.25B |
| 2019 | 105.48B | +10.45B |
| 2018 | 95.03B | +6.41B |
| 2017 | 88.61B | +17.38B |
| 2016 | 71.23B | -11.98B |
| 2015 | 83.21B | +16.18B |
| 2014 | 67.03B | +18.52B |
| 2013 | 48.52B | -19.64B |
| 2012 | 68.15B | +14.04B |
| 2011 | 54.12B | +14.20B |
| 2010 | 39.92B | +20.51B |
| 2009 | 19.41B | +2.33B |
| 2008 | 17.08B | +935.03M |
| 2007 | 16.14B | +1.99B |
| 2006 | 14.15B | -16.18B |
| 2005 | 30.32B | -15.59B |
| 2004 | 45.91B | +4.05B |
| 2003 | 41.86B | +5.08B |
| 2002 | 36.78B | +1.80B |
| 2001 | 34.98B | +1.46B |
| 2000 | 33.51B | +4.42B |
| 1999 | 29.10B | -1.22B |
| 1998 | 30.31B | +1.85B |
| 1997 | 28.47B | -2.95B |
| 1996 | 31.41B | -2.68B |
| 1995 | 34.09B | +1.00B |
| 1994 | 33.09B | +2.39B |
| 1993 | 30.70B | +1.68B |
| 1992 | 29.02B | -4.51B |
| 1991 | 33.53B | +68.45M |
| 1990 | 33.46B | +3.34B |
| 1989 | 30.12B | +497.87M |
| 1988 | 29.62B | +599.23M |
| 1987 | 29.02B | +6.81B |
| 1986 | 22.22B | +3.56B |
| 1985 | 18.66B | +872.06M |
| 1984 | 17.78B | +206.31M |
| 1983 | 17.58B | +5.58B |
| 1982 | 11.99B | +546.97M |
| 1981 | 11.45B | +2.51B |
| 1980 | 8.94B | +2.69B |
| 1979 | 6.24B | +1.15B |
| 1978 | 5.09B | +1.94B |
| 1977 | 3.15B | +1.81B |
| 1976 | 1.34B | -349.38M |
| 1975 | 1.69B | -193.55M |
| 1974 | 1.88B | +101.74M |
| 1973 | 1.78B | +697.22M |
| 1972 | 1.08B | +121.39M |
| 1971 | 960.36M | +123.68M |
| 1970 | 836.68M | — |
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Nigeria's external debt is 145.02B as of 2025-12-31, compared with 135.99B in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 145.02B (2025); the lowest is 836.68M (1970), across data from 1970 to 2025.
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