Iraq vs Nigeria: Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims

Iraq
-30.12 trillion
in 2008
Nigeria
-3.11 trillion
in 2008
Iraq rank
177th
Nigeria rank
174th

Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims over time

  • Iraq
  • Nigeria
-30.0T-20.0T-10.0T0195019792008

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports -3.11 trillion against -30.12 trillion in Iraq, a difference of 27.01 trillion.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 177th and Nigeria ranks 174th of 178 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Nigeria Difference Ahead
1950s -15.30 million -72.90 million 57.60 million Iraq
1960s 43.86 million 126.53 million 82.67 million Nigeria
1970s -47.76 million 55.27 million 103.03 million Nigeria
2000s -10.22 trillion -1.54 trillion 8.68 trillion Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims, Iraq or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at -3.11 trillion against -30.12 trillion in Iraq as of 2008.
What is the difference in domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims between Iraq and Nigeria?
27.01 trillion, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Nigeria?
23 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2008.
How do Iraq and Nigeria rank globally for domestic claims, claims on central or general government, net claims?
Iraq ranks 177th and Nigeria ranks 174th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Iraq vs Nigeria: Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims. Statizoid, drawing on International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 13 September 2026, from https://financial-sector.statizoid.com/compare/domestic-claims-claims-on-central-or-general-government-net-claims-on-central-or-general/iraq/nigeria/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://financial-sector.statizoid.com/compare/domestic-claims-claims-on-central-or-general-government-net-claims-on-central-or-general/iraq/nigeria/">Iraq vs Nigeria: Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Domestic Claims, Claims on Central or General Government, Net Claims on Central or General Government (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
181 places, 7,486 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.