Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Nigeria
Nigeria: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre was 4.16 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2022. β Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Nigeria, 1961β2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Nigeria is 4.16 million current LCU per square kilometre, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 59.3% on the previous year and down 56.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Nigeria peaked at 13.00 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, -4,789 current LCU per square kilometre, in 1994.
Nigeria ranks 73rd of 185 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 151.18 current LCU per square kilometre | 60.61 current LCU per square kilometre | 245.51 current LCU per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,100 current LCU per square kilometre | 168.66 current LCU per square kilometre | 4,024 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,585 current LCU per square kilometre | 886.76 current LCU per square kilometre | 20,089 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 154,013 current LCU per square kilometre | -4,789 current LCU per square kilometre | 709,513 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.50 million current LCU per square kilometre | 1.28 million current LCU per square kilometre | 9.44 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.62 million current LCU per square kilometre | 5.85 million current LCU per square kilometre | 13.00 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.07 million current LCU per square kilometre | 4.16 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10.22 million current LCU per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 70 Antigua and Barbuda 5.13 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 71 Cameroon 4.98 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 72 Ireland 4.35 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 74 Belgium 4.14 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 75 Saint Lucia 3.81 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 76 Algeria 3.74 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
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)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 13.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Nigeria?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Nigeria was 4.16 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 13.00 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -4,789 current LCU per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Nigeria rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 73rd out of 185 countries with data for 2022.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.