Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Nigeria
Nigeria: Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding was 31.9% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Nigeria, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 31.9% for liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in 2021.
That represents a change of down 16.2% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Nigeria peaked at 74.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2009.
Nigeria ranks 106th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.2% | — |
| 2001 | 73.7% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 68.1% | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 72.9% | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 70.2% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 73.1% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 68.7% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 70.8% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 61.6% | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | -76.5% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 32.9% | +121.5% |
| 2012 | 30.4% | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 25.8% | -15.2% |
| 2014 | 20.7% | -19.5% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | +38.7% |
| 2018 | 42.0% | +65.9% |
| 2019 | 39.2% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 38.1% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 31.9% | -16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.8% | 14.5% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 14.8% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.0% | 31.9% | 38.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More financial sector data for Nigeria
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 296,323 current LCU per person (2022)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 102.21 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 35.83 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 24.13 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 2.20 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 28.09 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 31.41 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 33.61 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 33.58 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 141.38 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Nigeria?
- Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Nigeria was 31.9% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest liquid assets to deposits and short term funding recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 74.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest liquid assets to deposits and short term funding recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2009.
- How does Nigeria rank for liquid assets to deposits and short term funding?
- Nigeria ranks 106th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid assets to deposits and short term funding rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2075 / data2030. Numerator and denominator are first aggregated on the country level before division. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.