Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in Nigeria
Nigeria: Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations was 0.0484 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in Nigeria, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.0484 US dollar per US$ of GDP for other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in 2025.
That represents a change of down 24.7% on the previous year and up 210.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Nigeria peaked at 0.0643 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0096 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2019.
Nigeria ranks 78th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0204 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2006 | 0.0209 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0284 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +35.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0335 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +18.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0287 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0234 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -18.3% |
| 2011 | 0.026 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0277 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0259 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0217 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -16.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0156 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -28.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0154 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0182 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +18.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0169 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0096 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -43.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0121 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +26.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0178 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +46.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0206 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +15.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0246 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +19.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0643 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +161.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0484 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -24.7% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0484 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0241 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 2.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0484 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.036 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +161.0% | 0.0246 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0643 US dollar per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0264 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0204 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0335 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.02 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0096 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0277 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0313 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0121 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0643 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 75 Armenia 0.0516 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 76 Eswatini 0.0505 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 77 Portugal 0.0503 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 79 Morocco 0.0465 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 80 Albania 0.0453 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 81 Sierra Leone 0.0445 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
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 other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Nigeria?
- Other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Nigeria was 0.0484 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0643 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0096 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2019.
- How does Nigeria rank for other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations?
- Nigeria ranks 78th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 210.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations International Monetary Fund
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.