Egypt vs Nigeria: Multilateral debt service
Multilateral debt service over time
- Egypt
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 32.5% against 32.3% in Egypt, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.
Egypt ranks 72nd and Nigeria ranks 71st of 123 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.8% | 27.1% | 22.3% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 12.8% | 13.6% | 0.8% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 26.8% | 41.2% | 14.3% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 27.5% | 33.7% | 6.2% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 49.2% | 21.4% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 25.4% | 1.6% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher multilateral debt service, Egypt or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 32.5% against 32.3% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in multilateral debt service between Egypt and Nigeria?
- 0.2%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for multilateral debt service?
- Egypt ranks 72nd and Nigeria ranks 71st of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Multilateral debt service is the repayment of principal and interest to the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral agencies. public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity.