Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Nigeria
Nigeria: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP was 1.6% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Nigeria, 2011–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Nigeria is 1.6%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.8% on the previous year and up 309.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Nigeria peaked at 2.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2012.
That places Nigeria 76th out of 90 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.4% | — |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -34.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +100.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +77.4% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +41.6% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +34.4% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +25.4% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -18.0% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -20.6% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
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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 outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Nigeria?
- Outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Nigeria was 1.6% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2012.
- How does Nigeria rank for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
- Nigeria ranks 76th out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international private debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 309.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Amount of private international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. (Table 12A (international debt amount: all issuers) - Table 12D (international debt amount: governments)) / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level intenational private debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators.End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.