Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) was 193.63 US dollar per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in Nigeria, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 193.63 US dollar per person for reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 11.5% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in Nigeria peaked at 336.31 US dollar per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 139.34 US dollar per person, in 2016.
That places Nigeria 142nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 195.55 US dollar per person | — |
| 2006 | 283.74 US dollar per person | +45.1% |
| 2007 | 334.93 US dollar per person | +18.0% |
| 2008 | 336.31 US dollar per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 261.28 US dollar per person | -22.3% |
| 2010 | 194.06 US dollar per person | -25.7% |
| 2011 | 190.45 US dollar per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 248.75 US dollar per person | +30.6% |
| 2013 | 236.66 US dollar per person | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 184.2 US dollar per person | -22.2% |
| 2015 | 148.33 US dollar per person | -19.5% |
| 2016 | 139.34 US dollar per person | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 197.79 US dollar per person | +41.9% |
| 2018 | 209.03 US dollar per person | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 183 US dollar per person | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 171.64 US dollar per person | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 185.22 US dollar per person | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 164.99 US dollar per person | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 146.8 US dollar per person | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 173.7 US dollar per person | +18.3% |
| 2025 | 193.63 US dollar per person | +11.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 193.63 US dollar per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 412.92 US dollar per person, 47% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 193.63 US dollar per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 172.64 US dollar per person, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 282.36 US dollar per person | 195.55 US dollar per person | 336.31 US dollar per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 193.16 US dollar per person | 139.34 US dollar per person | 248.75 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 172.66 US dollar per person | 146.8 US dollar per person | 193.63 US dollar per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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 reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in Nigeria?
- Reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in Nigeria was 193.63 US dollar per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 336.31 US dollar per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 139.34 US dollar per person in 2016.
- How does Nigeria rank for reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets)?
- Nigeria ranks 142nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.