Total assets in Nigeria
Nigeria: Total assets was 20.79 trillion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Total assets in Nigeria, 1960–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total assets in Nigeria is 20.79 trillion current LCU, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.8% on the previous year and up 814.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total assets in Nigeria peaked at 20.79 trillion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 274.50 million current LCU, in 1960.
That places Nigeria 2nd out of 52 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 517.40 million current LCU | 274.50 million current LCU | 916.71 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.00 billion current LCU | 1.30 billion current LCU | 11.92 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.25 billion current LCU | 16.34 billion current LCU | 64.32 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 478.16 billion current LCU | 102.98 billion current LCU | 1.28 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.92 trillion current LCU | 1.64 trillion current LCU | 16.55 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.79 trillion current LCU | 16.80 trillion current LCU | 20.79 trillion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More financial sector data for Nigeria
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 13.1% (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports 7.12 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 66.12 trillion current LCU (2022)
- Net foreign assets 3.79 trillion current LCU (2022)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 9.6% (2022)
- Broad money 25.1% (2023)
- Claims on central government, etc. 8.6% (2022)
- Domestic credit to private sector 9.6% (2022)
- Official exchange rate 1,518 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -15,258 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total assets in Nigeria?
- Total assets in Nigeria was 20.79 trillion current LCU in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.
- What is the highest total assets recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 20.79 trillion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest total assets recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 274.50 million current LCU in 1960.
- How does Nigeria rank for total assets?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total assets rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 814.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as part of Total assets (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Liabilities consists of money, quasi-money and other liabilities, net, end of year stocks.