Stocks traded, total value in Nigeria
Nigeria: Stocks traded, total value was 1.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Stocks traded, total value in Nigeria, 1993–2025
Source: World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stocks traded, total value in Nigeria is 1.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 83.6% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stocks traded, total value in Nigeria peaked at 6.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1993.
Nigeria ranks 66th of 104 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.
Stocks traded, total value in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.1% | — |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +185.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +46.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +12.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -31.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +20.8% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +438.2% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +35.7% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +313.5% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | -21.1% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -69.1% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -32.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +35.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -25.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -55.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +57.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -33.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -29.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +17.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +82.6% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | +83.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 0.2% | 6.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 6 |
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 stocks traded, total value in Nigeria?
- Stocks traded, total value in Nigeria was 1.1% in 2025, according to World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).
- What is the highest stocks traded, total value recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest stocks traded, total value recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1993.
- How does Nigeria rank for stocks traded, total value?
- Nigeria ranks 66th out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is stocks traded, total value rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), published as part of Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The value of shares traded is the total number of shares traded, both domestic and foreign, multiplied by their respective matching prices. Figures are single counted (only one side of the transaction is considered). Companies admitted to listing and admitted to trading are included in the data. Data are end of year values.