Facts
- Government gross debt, % of GDP
- 36.1 % (2025)
- Fiscal balance, % of GDP
- -1.8 % (2025)
- GDP, current prices
- $290.5 bn (2025)
- Current account, % of GDP
- 4.8 % (2025)
- Debt level
- 30–60% of GDP
- Change in debt ratio, last 10 years
- +21.2 pp
- ISO code
- NGA
Sources: US Treasury Fiscal Data — Debt to the Penny, MSPD (public domain), IMF World Economic Outlook, World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0)
Government gross debt, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 36.1 % |
| 2024 | 39.3 % |
| 2023 | 36.3 % |
| 2022 | 29.8 % |
| 2021 | 26.6 % |
| 2020 | 25.7 % |
| 2019 | 21.4 % |
| 2018 | 20.4 % |
| 2017 | 18.0 % |
| 2016 | 17.4 % |
| 2015 | 14.9 % |
| 2014 | 15.8 % |
Net lending / borrowing, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -1.8 % |
| 2024 | -1.3 % |
| 2023 | -3.1 % |
| 2022 | -4.0 % |
| 2021 | -4.0 % |
| 2020 | -4.0 % |
| 2019 | -3.3 % |
| 2018 | -3.1 % |
| 2017 | -3.8 % |
| 2016 | -3.3 % |
| 2015 | -2.7 % |
| 2014 | -1.7 % |
GDP, current prices ($ billions)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $290.5 bn |
| 2024 | $252.1 bn |
| 2023 | $487.3 bn |
| 2022 | $645.7 bn |
| 2021 | $609.5 bn |
| 2020 | $598.7 bn |
| 2019 | $668.2 bn |
| 2018 | $593.9 bn |
| 2017 | $529.1 bn |
| 2016 | $570.4 bn |
| 2015 | $696.1 bn |
| 2014 | $811.1 bn |
Current account balance, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.8 % |
| 2024 | 7.5 % |
| 2023 | 1.3 % |
| 2022 | 0.5 % |
| 2021 | -0.5 % |
| 2020 | -2.7 % |
| 2019 | -2.0 % |
| 2018 | 1.2 % |
| 2017 | 2.6 % |
| 2016 | 0.9 % |
| 2015 | -2.2 % |
| 2014 | 0.1 % |