Net ODA received (% of GNP) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Net ODA received (% of GNP) was 0.8% in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Net ODA received in Nigeria, 1960–2011
Source: Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and World Bank GNI estimates. Measured in % of GNP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net oda received in Nigeria is 0.8%, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of down 16.9% on the previous year and up 105.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net oda received in Nigeria peaked at 8.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1979.
That places Nigeria 44th out of 52 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net ODA received (% of GNP) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % of GNP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8% | — |
| 1961 | 0.7% | -12.6% |
| 1962 | 0.6% | -7.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4% | -36.1% |
| 1964 | 0.8% | +103.5% |
| 1965 | 1.3% | +61.3% |
| 1966 | 1.1% | -16.1% |
| 1967 | 1.4% | +27.4% |
| 1968 | 1.4% | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 1.3% | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.9% | -32.8% |
| 1971 | 1.3% | +41.3% |
| 1972 | 0.7% | -41.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5% | -26.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3% | -44.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3% | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | -51.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | -19.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -6.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | -50.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | +19.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +90.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -13.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | +167.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | +64.5% |
| 1989 | 1.6% | +199.1% |
| 1990 | 1.0% | -36.9% |
| 1991 | 1.0% | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | -16.3% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | +74.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | -41.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | -30.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +17.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -34.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +41.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +43.8% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | +777.5% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | +26.0% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -84.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -47.1% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +60.1% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -16.9% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.2%, 13% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.0%, 10% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net ODA received (% of GNP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +777.5% | 0.7% | 6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 0.4% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 2 |
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 net oda received in Nigeria?
- Net oda received in Nigeria was 0.8% in 2011, according to Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and World Bank GNI estimates.
- What is the highest net oda received recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest net oda received recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1979.
- How does Nigeria rank for net oda received?
- Nigeria ranks 44th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is net oda received rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and World Bank GNI estimates, published as part of Net ODA received (% of GNP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Aid includes both official development assistance (ODA) and official aid. Ratios are computed using values in U.S. dollars converted at official exchange rates.