Other investment, Debt instruments, Other financial corporations in Nigeria
Nigeria: Other investment, Debt instruments, Other financial corporations was 2.09 billion US dollar in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other financial corporations in Nigeria, 2010–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other investment, debt instruments, other financial corporations in Nigeria is 2.09 billion US dollar, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 106.1% on the previous year and up 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments, other financial corporations in Nigeria peaked at 2.09 billion US dollar in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 US dollar, in 2010.
Nigeria ranks 37th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other financial corporations in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2011 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2012 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2013 | 201.19 million US dollar | — |
| 2014 | 1.80 billion US dollar | +793.0% |
| 2015 | 1.36 billion US dollar | -24.3% |
| 2016 | 1.49 billion US dollar | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 1.54 billion US dollar | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.78 billion US dollar | +16.1% |
| 2019 | 1.46 billion US dollar | -17.9% |
| 2020 | 1.41 billion US dollar | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 1.34 billion US dollar | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 1.37 billion US dollar | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 1.09 billion US dollar | -20.6% |
| 2024 | 1.01 billion US dollar | -7.2% |
| 2025 | 2.09 billion US dollar | +106.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 2.09 billion US dollar is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.61 million US dollar, 217.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 2.09 billion US dollar is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.81 million US dollar, 212.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Debt instruments, Other financial corporations 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +793.0% | 201.19 million US dollar | 1.80 billion US dollar |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 963.16 million US dollar | 0 US dollar | 1.80 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.39 billion US dollar | 1.01 billion US dollar | 2.09 billion US dollar | 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 other investment, debt instruments, other financial corporations in Nigeria?
- Other investment, debt instruments, other financial corporations in Nigeria was 2.09 billion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments, other financial corporations recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.09 billion US dollar in 2025.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments, other financial corporations recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 US dollar in 2010.
- How does Nigeria rank for other investment, debt instruments, other financial corporations?
- Nigeria ranks 37th out of 129 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, debt instruments, other financial corporations rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.5%. 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 Other investment, Debt instruments, Other financial corporations (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.