Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita (market) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita (market) was 141.49 SDR per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita in Nigeria, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 141.49 SDR per person for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Nigeria peaked at 220.81 SDR per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.15 SDR per person, in 1967.
Nigeria ranks 152nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita (market) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | SDR per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.61 SDR per person | — |
| 1961 | 6.68 SDR per person | -12.3% |
| 1962 | 6.15 SDR per person | -7.8% |
| 1963 | 4.38 SDR per person | -28.9% |
| 1964 | 4.65 SDR per person | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 4.77 SDR per person | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 4.21 SDR per person | -11.9% |
| 1967 | 2.15 SDR per person | -48.9% |
| 1968 | 2.27 SDR per person | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 2.42 SDR per person | +6.9% |
| 1970 | 4 SDR per person | +64.9% |
| 1971 | 6.95 SDR per person | +73.9% |
| 1972 | 6.14 SDR per person | -11.7% |
| 1973 | 8.59 SDR per person | +39.9% |
| 1974 | 75.6 SDR per person | +779.7% |
| 1975 | 76.32 SDR per person | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 69.33 SDR per person | -9.2% |
| 1977 | 53.09 SDR per person | -23.4% |
| 1978 | 22.46 SDR per person | -57.7% |
| 1979 | 62.64 SDR per person | +178.9% |
| 1980 | 113.09 SDR per person | +80.6% |
| 1981 | 47.08 SDR per person | -58.4% |
| 1982 | 22.28 SDR per person | -52.7% |
| 1983 | 14.87 SDR per person | -33.3% |
| 1984 | 20.7 SDR per person | +39.2% |
| 1985 | 20.29 SDR per person | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 12.65 SDR per person | -37.6% |
| 1987 | 11.78 SDR per person | -6.8% |
| 1988 | 7.53 SDR per person | -36.1% |
| 1989 | 16.43 SDR per person | +118.1% |
| 1990 | 29.88 SDR per person | +81.9% |
| 1991 | 32.8 SDR per person | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 8.5 SDR per person | -74.1% |
| 1993 | 11.36 SDR per person | +33.7% |
| 1994 | 10.47 SDR per person | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 10.38 SDR per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 26.47 SDR per person | +155.1% |
| 1997 | 49.39 SDR per person | +86.6% |
| 1998 | 43.25 SDR per person | -12.4% |
| 1999 | 33.45 SDR per person | -22.7% |
| 2000 | 61.33 SDR per person | +83.3% |
| 2001 | 65.24 SDR per person | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 41.7 SDR per person | -36.1% |
| 2003 | 36.37 SDR per person | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 78.77 SDR per person | +116.6% |
| 2005 | 138.14 SDR per person | +75.4% |
| 2006 | 190.55 SDR per person | +37.9% |
| 2007 | 214.31 SDR per person | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 220.81 SDR per person | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 169.77 SDR per person | -23.1% |
| 2010 | 129.78 SDR per person | -23.6% |
| 2011 | 128.05 SDR per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 166.07 SDR per person | +29.7% |
| 2013 | 156.65 SDR per person | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 130.21 SDR per person | -16.9% |
| 2015 | 109.8 SDR per person | -15.7% |
| 2016 | 106.64 SDR per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 142.01 SDR per person | +33.2% |
| 2018 | 150.3 SDR per person | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 135.95 SDR per person | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 123.39 SDR per person | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 136.43 SDR per person | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 123.95 SDR per person | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 109.41 SDR per person | -11.7% |
| 2024 | 133.16 SDR per person | +21.7% |
| 2025 | 141.49 SDR per person | +6.3% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 141.49 SDR per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 304.56 SDR per person, 46% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 141.49 SDR per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 98.99 SDR per person, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita (market) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +779.7% | 8.59 SDR per person | 75.6 SDR per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.53 SDR per person | 2.15 SDR per person | 7.61 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 38.51 SDR per person | 4 SDR per person | 76.32 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.67 SDR per person | 7.53 SDR per person | 113.09 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.59 SDR per person | 8.5 SDR per person | 49.39 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 121.7 SDR per person | 36.37 SDR per person | 220.81 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 135.55 SDR per person | 106.64 SDR per person | 166.07 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 127.97 SDR per person | 109.41 SDR per person | 141.49 SDR 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 total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Nigeria?
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in Nigeria was 141.49 SDR per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 220.81 SDR per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.15 SDR per person in 1967.
- How does Nigeria rank for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 152nd out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total reserves (gold at market value) International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.