Gross portfolio equity liabilities to GDP in Nigeria
Nigeria: Gross portfolio equity liabilities to GDP was 0.9% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Gross portfolio equity liabilities to GDP in Nigeria, 2005–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp in Nigeria stood at 0.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp in Nigeria peaked at 2.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2015.
Nigeria ranks 71st of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Gross portfolio equity liabilities to GDP in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.1% | — |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -31.8% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +20.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -58.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +39.3% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -35.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -27.8% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +119.6% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +30.1% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 68 Rwanda 1.1% compare
- 69 Croatia 1.1% compare
- 70 Bangladesh 0.9% compare
- 72 Sao Tome and Principe 0.9% compare
- 73 Bulgaria 0.7% compare
- 74 Saint Lucia 0.7% compare
More financial sector data for Nigeria
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 6.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0966 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 118.25 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 6.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 132.23 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 141.49 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp in Nigeria?
- Gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp in Nigeria was 0.9% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2015.
- How does Nigeria rank for gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp?
- Nigeria ranks 71st out of 121 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 equity liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of gross portfolio equity liabilities to GDP. Equity liabilities include shares, stocks, participation, and similar documents (such as American depository receipts) that usually denote ownership of equity. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. IFS line 79LDDZF/ GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).