Which has higher restricted deposits, Brazil or Nigeria?

Nigeria, at 478.66 billion against 209.25 billion in Brazil as of 2008.

What is the difference in restricted deposits between Brazil and Nigeria?

269.42 billion, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nigeria?

42 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2008.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund, published as Restricted Deposits (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Nigeria: Restricted Deposits

Brazil

209.25 billion

in 2008

Nigeria

478.66 billion

in 2008

Brazil rank

11th

Nigeria rank

8th

Restricted Deposits over time

Brazil
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 478.66 billion against 209.25 billion in Brazil, a difference of 269.42 billion.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.3 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 11th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 103 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0	0	0	Brazil
1960s	0.0001	0	0.0001	Brazil
1970s	0.0085	53.11 million	53.11 million	Nigeria
1980s	22,363	296.08 million	296.06 million	Nigeria
1990s	51.86 million	585.34 million	533.47 million	Nigeria
2000s	142.61 billion	149.40 billion	6.79 billion	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher restricted deposits, Brazil or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 478.66 billion against 209.25 billion in Brazil as of 2008.
What is the difference in restricted deposits between Brazil and Nigeria?: 269.42 billion, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Nigeria?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2008.
How do Brazil and Nigeria rank globally for restricted deposits?: Brazil ranks 11th and Nigeria ranks 8th of 103 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund, published as Restricted Deposits (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Restricted Deposits (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency)
Source: International Monetary Fund
Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 104 places, 2,512 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

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.