Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Nigeria

Nigeria: Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit was 12.79 billion DOD, current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
12.79 billion DOD, current US$
Change on year
up 36.4%
World rank
12th
of 50 countries
All-time high
65.34 billion DOD, current US$
in 1991
All-time low
0 DOD, current US$
in 1970
Years of data
42
1970–2011

Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Nigeria, 1970–2011

020.0B40.0B60.0B1970199020111970: 0 DOD, current US$1971: 1.3B DOD, current US$1972: 1.5B DOD, current US$1973: 2.4B DOD, current US$1974: 2.5B DOD, current US$1975: 2.3B DOD, current US$1976: 1.8B DOD, current US$1977: 2.0B DOD, current US$1978: 5.3B DOD, current US$1979: 7.9B DOD, current US$1980: 10.8B DOD, current US$1981: 14.0B DOD, current US$1982: 18.9B DOD, current US$1983: 25.0B DOD, current US$1984: 24.1B DOD, current US$1985: 27.3B DOD, current US$1986: 37.1B DOD, current US$1987: 54.9B DOD, current US$1988: 56.2B DOD, current US$1989: 59.3B DOD, current US$1990: 63.9B DOD, current US$1991: 65.3B DOD, current US$1992: 53.6B DOD, current US$1993: 53.5B DOD, current US$1994: 56.5B DOD, current US$1995: 56.9B DOD, current US$1996: 51.5B DOD, current US$1997: 45.9B DOD, current US$1998: 47.5B DOD, current US$1999: 45.3B DOD, current US$2000: 60.5B DOD, current US$2001: 58.8B DOD, current US$2002: 56.5B DOD, current US$2003: 62.6B DOD, current US$2004: 65.1B DOD, current US$2005: 40.5B DOD, current US$2006: 7.7B DOD, current US$2007: 7.2B DOD, current US$2008: 7.8B DOD, current US$2009: 8.4B DOD, current US$2010: 9.4B DOD, current US$2011: 12.8B DOD, current US$

Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in DOD, current US$.

Analysis

Nigeria recorded 12.79 billion DOD, current US$ for debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit in 2011.

That represents a change of up 36.4% on the previous year and down 78.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit in Nigeria peaked at 65.34 billion DOD, current US$ in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0 DOD, current US$, in 1970.

Nigeria ranks 12th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.70 billion DOD, current US$ 0 DOD, current US$ 7.92 billion DOD, current US$ 10
1980s 32.76 billion DOD, current US$ 10.77 billion DOD, current US$ 59.31 billion DOD, current US$ 10
1990s 53.98 billion DOD, current US$ 45.26 billion DOD, current US$ 65.34 billion DOD, current US$ 10
2000s 37.51 billion DOD, current US$ 7.23 billion DOD, current US$ 65.10 billion DOD, current US$ 10
2010s 11.09 billion DOD, current US$ 9.38 billion DOD, current US$ 12.79 billion DOD, current US$ 2

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 9 Tanzania 15.37 billion DOD, current US$ compare
  2. 10 Kenya 15.13 billion DOD, current US$ compare
  3. 11 Ghana 14.80 billion DOD, current US$ compare
  4. 13 Zimbabwe 9.11 billion DOD, current US$ compare
  5. 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 7.88 billion DOD, current US$ compare
  6. 15 Senegal 7.75 billion DOD, current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 55 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit in Nigeria?
Debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit in Nigeria was 12.79 billion DOD, current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
What is the highest debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 65.34 billion DOD, current US$ in 1991.
What is the lowest debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 0 DOD, current US$ in 1970.
How does Nigeria rank for debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit?
Nigeria ranks 12th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
Is debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 78.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit (DOD, current US$)
Unit
DOD, current US$
Source
World Bank, Global Development Finance
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
55 places, 2,181 data points, 1970–2011
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Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Use of IMF credit denotes repurchase obligations to the IMF for all uses of IMF resources (excluding those resulting from drawings on the reserve tranche). These obligations, shown for the end of the year specified, comprise purchases outstanding under the credit tranches, including enlarged access resources, and all special facilities (the buffer stock, compensatory financing, extended fund, and oil facilities), trust fund loans, and operations under the structural adjustment and enhanced structural adjustment facilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.