Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities … CBS in Nigeria
Nigeria: Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities … CBS was 32.82 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents in Nigeria, 2001–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents in Nigeria is 32.82 billion, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 28.4% on the previous year and up 15,973.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents in Nigeria peaked at 32.82 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2006.
Nigeria ranks 7th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities … CBS in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.08 billion | — |
| 2002 | 874.66 million | -19.0% |
| 2003 | 684.52 million | -21.7% |
| 2004 | 2.24 billion | +227.1% |
| 2005 | 1.42 billion | -36.5% |
| 2006 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 191.23 million | — |
| 2008 | 14.10 million | -92.6% |
| 2009 | 8.84 million | -37.3% |
| 2010 | 1.15 million | -87.0% |
| 2011 | 432,311 | -62.4% |
| 2012 | 815,067 | +88.5% |
| 2013 | 33.87 million | +4055.2% |
| 2014 | 4.55 million | -86.6% |
| 2015 | 204.16 million | +4387.9% |
| 2016 | 1.56 billion | +666.3% |
| 2017 | 11.74 billion | +650.5% |
| 2018 | 17.47 billion | +48.8% |
| 2019 | 21.95 billion | +25.6% |
| 2020 | 12.98 billion | -40.9% |
| 2021 | 14.09 billion | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 23.95 billion | +70.0% |
| 2023 | 19.49 billion | -18.7% |
| 2024 | 25.56 billion | +31.2% |
| 2025 | 32.82 billion | +28.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 32.82 billion is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.95 million, 386.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 32.82 billion is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 61.67 million, 532.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities … CBS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +4387.9% | 4.55 million | 204.16 million |
| 2013 | +4055.2% | 815,067 | 33.87 million |
| 2016 | +666.3% | 204.16 million | 1.56 billion |
| 2017 | +650.5% | 1.56 billion | 11.74 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 723.82 million | 0 | 2.24 billion | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.30 billion | 432,311 | 21.95 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.48 billion | 12.98 billion | 32.82 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More external debt data for Nigeria
- Net financial flows, IBRD 141.84 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0.4399 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0004 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 56.33 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 8.24 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0076 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 1,640 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 5.52 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 56.88 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 111.36 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents in Nigeria?
- Liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents in Nigeria was 32.82 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 32.82 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2006.
- How does Nigeria rank for liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents?
- Nigeria ranks 7th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15,973.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents (CBS) (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Central Bank dataset offers an analytical perspective on the central bank’s balance sheet, focusing on the monetary base and the central bank’s financial relationships with other economic sectors and nonresidents.