Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) was 5.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP in Nigeria, 2005–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Nigeria stood at 5.6%.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and up 92.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Nigeria peaked at 6.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2015.
That places Nigeria 100th out of 128 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.0% | — |
| 2006 | 2.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | +37.2% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -32.8% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -23.0% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | +228.5% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | -5.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 5.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 5.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.7%, 99% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +228.5% | 2.0% | 6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 1.8% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More financial sector data for Nigeria
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 1.01 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0.7387 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 1.01 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Nigeria?
- Gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Nigeria was 5.6% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2015.
- How does Nigeria rank for gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp?
- Nigeria ranks 100th out of 128 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.3%. 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 Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP. Debt liabilities cover (1) bonds, debentures, notes, etc., and (2) money market or negotiable debt instruments. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. IFS line 79LEDZF / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).