Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) was 0.1908 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Nigeria, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Nigeria stood at 0.1908 US dollar per US$ of GDP.
The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and up 173.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Nigeria peaked at 0.2149 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0546 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2019.
That places Nigeria 85th out of 169 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0587 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2006 | 0.0555 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0591 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0732 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +23.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0763 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0859 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0936 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0933 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0936 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.089 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0697 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -21.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0714 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0805 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0826 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0546 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -33.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0623 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0747 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +19.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0761 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0983 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +29.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2149 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +118.5% |
| 2025 | 0.1908 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0646 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0555 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0763 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0814 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0546 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0936 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1195 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0623 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2149 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 82 Senegal 0.2007 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 83 Malaysia 0.2005 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 84 Botswana 0.1909 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 86 Sudan 0.1871 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 87 Serbia 0.1853 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 88 Jordan 0.1803 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
More external debt data for Nigeria
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 102.35 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- 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)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.6% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 1.92 billion NFL, current US$ (2024)
- 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, IBRD 758.21 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 6.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Nigeria?
- Other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Nigeria was 0.1908 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2149 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0546 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2019.
- How does Nigeria rank for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
- Nigeria ranks 85th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 173.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.