Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Nigeria

Nigeria: Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP was 16.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
16.4%
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
174th
of 187 countries
All-time high
25.5%
in 2008
All-time low
4.0%
in 1960
Years of data
62
1960–2021

Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Nigeria, 1960–2021

510152025196019902021

Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Nigeria is 16.4%, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Nigeria peaked at 25.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1960.

That places Nigeria 174th out of 187 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.

Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP (%) in Nigeria, 1960 to 2021.
Year % Change
1960 4.0%
1961 4.4% +10.0%
1962 5.6% +29.1%
1963 6.0% +6.2%
1964 6.9% +14.7%
1965 7.2% +4.6%
1966 7.8% +8.1%
1967 8.7% +12.1%
1968 11.7% +34.1%
1969 12.1% +3.6%
1970 9.5% -21.2%
1971 7.7% -19.0%
1972 9.0% +16.8%
1973 9.2% +2.6%
1974 8.7% -6.2%
1975 10.0% +15.3%
1976 11.6% +15.6%
1977 13.1% +13.7%
1978 14.1% +7.5%
1979 16.2% +14.7%
1980 18.2% +12.7%
1981 7.5% -59.0%
1982 8.8% +17.3%
1983 10.0% +13.4%
1984 12.0% +20.5%
1985 12.0% -0.3%
1986 10.3% -13.9%
1987 10.1% -1.5%
1988 8.7% -14.2%
1989 6.1% -29.5%
1990 7.0% +13.7%
1991 6.3% -9.1%
1992 9.1% +43.3%
1993 10.2% +12.1%
1994 10.8% +6.2%
1995 7.3% -32.3%
1996 7.6% +4.1%
1997 8.1% +6.2%
1998 8.9% +9.4%
1999 11.9% +34.2%
2000 12.5% +5.0%
2001 12.8% +2.6%
2002 12.3% -4.0%
2003 11.8% -3.7%
2004 11.9% +0.9%
2005 11.4% -4.7%
2006 12.1% +6.1%
2007 21.6% +78.4%
2008 25.5% +18.2%
2009 24.7% -3.3%
2010 19.5% -21.0%
2011 19.2% -1.4%
2012 19.1% -0.8%
2013 18.0% -5.7%
2014 17.7% -1.5%
2015 18.4% +3.9%
2016 20.3% +10.6%
2017 17.2% -15.4%
2018 15.2% -11.8%
2019 15.2% -0.2%
2020 15.5% +2.1%
2021 16.4% +6.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.4% 4.0% 12.1% 10
1970s 10.9% 7.7% 16.2% 10
1980s 10.4% 6.1% 18.2% 10
1990s 8.7% 6.3% 11.9% 10
2000s 15.7% 11.4% 25.5% 10
2010s 18.0% 15.2% 20.3% 10
2020s 15.9% 15.5% 16.4% 2

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 171 Tanzania, United Republic of 17.2% compare
  2. 172 Liberia 16.8% compare
  3. 173 Cyprus 16.6% compare
  4. 175 Equatorial Guinea 16.4% compare
  5. 176 Timor-Leste 15.3% compare
  6. 177 Guinea 14.8% compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Nigeria?
Deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Nigeria was 16.4% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest deposit money banks'' assets to gdp recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 2008.
What is the lowest deposit money banks'' assets to gdp recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1960.
How does Nigeria rank for deposit money banks'' assets to gdp?
Nigeria ranks 174th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
Is deposit money banks'' assets to gdp rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 8,670 data points, 1960–2021
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Claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector by deposit money banks as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is deposit money bank claims, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Deposit money bank assets (IFS lines 22, a-d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).