Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce in Nigeria

Nigeria: Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce was 24.13 million SDR in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
24.13 million SDR
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
66th
of 166 countries
All-time high
24.13 million SDR
in 2025
All-time low
0 SDR
in 1950
Years of data
75
1950–2025

Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce in Nigeria, 1950–2025

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M195019872025

Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in SDR.

Analysis

In 2025, gold reserves at 35 sdrs per ounce in Nigeria stood at 24.13 million SDR. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gold reserves at 35 sdrs per ounce in Nigeria peaked at 24.13 million SDR in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 SDR, in 1950.

That places Nigeria 66th out of 166 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.

Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce (SDR) in Nigeria, 1950 to 2025.
Year SDR Change
1950 0 SDR —
1951 0 SDR —
1952 0 SDR —
1953 0 SDR —
1954 0 SDR —
1955 0 SDR —
1956 0 SDR —
1957 0 SDR —
1958 0 SDR —
1959 0 SDR —
1960 0 SDR —
1961 19.98 million SDR —
1962 19.98 million SDR +0.0%
1963 19.98 million SDR +0.0%
1964 19.98 million SDR +0.0%
1965 19.98 million SDR +0.0%
1966 19.98 million SDR +0.0%
1967 19.98 million SDR +0.0%
1968 19.98 million SDR +0.0%
1969 19.98 million SDR +0.0%
1970 19.98 million SDR +0.0%
1971 19.00 million SDR -4.9%
1972 19.00 million SDR +0.0%
1973 19.98 million SDR +5.2%
1974 19.98 million SDR +0.0%
1975 19.98 million SDR +0.0%
1976 19.98 million SDR +0.0%
1977 22.02 million SDR +10.2%
1978 22.02 million SDR +0.0%
1979 24.05 million SDR +9.2%
1980 24.05 million SDR +0.0%
1981 24.05 million SDR +0.0%
1982 24.05 million SDR +0.0%
1983 24.05 million SDR +0.0%
1984 24.05 million SDR +0.0%
1985 24.05 million SDR +0.0%
1986 24.05 million SDR +0.0%
1987 24.05 million SDR +0.0%
1988 24.05 million SDR +0.0%
1989 24.05 million SDR +0.0%
1990 24.05 million SDR +0.0%
1991 24.05 million SDR +0.0%
1992 24.05 million SDR +0.0%
1993 24.05 million SDR +0.0%
1994 24.05 million SDR +0.0%
1995 24.05 million SDR +0.0%
1996 24.05 million SDR +0.0%
1997 24.05 million SDR +0.0%
1998 24.05 million SDR +0.0%
1999 24.05 million SDR +0.0%
2000 24.05 million SDR +0.0%
2001 24.05 million SDR +0.0%
2002 24.05 million SDR +0.0%
2003 24.05 million SDR +0.0%
2004 24.05 million SDR +0.0%
2005 24.05 million SDR +0.0%
2006 24.05 million SDR +0.0%
2007 24.05 million SDR +0.0%
2008 24.05 million SDR +0.0%
2009 24.05 million SDR +0.0%
2010 24.05 million SDR +0.0%
2011 24.05 million SDR +0.0%
2012 24.05 million SDR +0.0%
2013 24.05 million SDR +0.0%
2014 24.05 million SDR +0.0%
2015 24.05 million SDR +0.0%
2016 24.05 million SDR +0.0%
2017 24.05 million SDR +0.0%
2019 24.05 million SDR +0.0%
2020 24.05 million SDR +0.0%
2021 24.06 million SDR +0.1%
2022 24.06 million SDR +0.0%
2023 24.06 million SDR +0.0%
2024 24.06 million SDR +0.0%
2025 24.13 million SDR +0.3%

Nigeria compared with similar countries

  • Nigeria's 24.13 million SDR is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.60 million SDR, 5.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 0 SDR 0 SDR 0 SDR 10
1960s 17.99 million SDR 0 SDR 19.98 million SDR 10
1970s 20.60 million SDR 19.00 million SDR 24.05 million SDR 10
1980s 24.05 million SDR 24.05 million SDR 24.05 million SDR 10
1990s 24.05 million SDR 24.05 million SDR 24.05 million SDR 10
2000s 24.05 million SDR 24.05 million SDR 24.05 million SDR 10
2010s 24.05 million SDR 24.05 million SDR 24.05 million SDR 9
2020s 24.07 million SDR 24.05 million SDR 24.13 million SDR 6

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 63 Bolivia 25.35 million SDR compare
  2. 64 Morocco 24.89 million SDR compare
  3. 65 Afghanistan 24.61 million SDR compare
  4. 67 Bangladesh 16.07 million SDR compare
  5. 68 Cyprus 15.61 million SDR compare
  6. 69 Netherlands Antilles 14.73 million SDR compare

See the full ranking of 185 places →

More financial sector data for Nigeria

All data for Nigeria →

Frequently asked questions

What is gold reserves at 35 sdrs per ounce in Nigeria?
Gold reserves at 35 sdrs per ounce in Nigeria was 24.13 million SDR in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest gold reserves at 35 sdrs per ounce recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 24.13 million SDR in 2025.
What is the lowest gold reserves at 35 sdrs per ounce recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 0 SDR in 1950.
How does Nigeria rank for gold reserves at 35 sdrs per ounce?
Nigeria ranks 66th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
Is gold reserves at 35 sdrs per ounce rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce (SDR). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 75 observations, free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce in Nigeria. Statizoid, drawing on International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 03 October 2026, from https://financial-sector.statizoid.com/stat/gold-reserves-at-35-sdrs-per-ounce-sdr/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/stat/gold-reserves-at-35-sdrs-per-ounce-sdr/nigeria/">Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce in Nigeria</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce (SDR)
Unit
SDR
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
185 places, 9,638 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed

International liquidity consists of all the resources that are available to the monetary authorities of countries for the purpose of meeting balance of payments financing needs.