Nigeria vs Zambia: Net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG)

Nigeria
-1.86 billion NFL, current US$
in 2024
Zambia
-1.11 billion NFL, current US$
in 2024
Nigeria rank
84th
Zambia rank
81st

Net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) over time

  • Nigeria
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports -1.11 billion NFL, current US$ against -1.86 billion NFL, current US$ in Nigeria, a difference of 753.26 million NFL, current US$.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.

Nigeria ranks 84th and Zambia ranks 81st of 93 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 58.90 million NFL, current US$ 10.00 million NFL, current US$ 48.90 million NFL, current US$ Nigeria
1980s 174.90 million NFL, current US$ -17.80 million NFL, current US$ 192.70 million NFL, current US$ Nigeria
1990s -16.57 million NFL, current US$ 7.29 million NFL, current US$ 23.85 million NFL, current US$ Zambia
2000s 1.00 billion NFL, current US$ 93.77 million NFL, current US$ 908.50 million NFL, current US$ Nigeria
2010s 2.05 billion NFL, current US$ 1.73 billion NFL, current US$ 316.65 million NFL, current US$ Nigeria
2020s -13.04 million NFL, current US$ -571.53 million NFL, current US$ 558.50 million NFL, current US$ Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (png), Nigeria or Zambia?
Zambia, at -1.11 billion NFL, current US$ against -1.86 billion NFL, current US$ in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (png) between Nigeria and Zambia?
753.26 million NFL, current US$, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zambia?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Zambia rank globally for net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (png)?
Nigeria ranks 84th and Zambia ranks 81st of 93 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current US$)
Unit
NFL, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
105 places, 3,634 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Private nonguaranteed external debt is an external obligation of a private debtor that is not guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents by residents of an economy and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.