Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors … capita sectors in Nigeria
Nigeria: Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors … capita sectors was 167.32 US dollar per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions) in Nigeria, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Nigeria is 167.32 US dollar per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Nigeria peaked at 167.32 US dollar per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 33.92 US dollar per person, in 2005.
Nigeria ranks 112th of 160 countries on this measure, 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, Other sectors … capita sectors in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 33.92 US dollar per person | — |
| 2006 | 43.28 US dollar per person | +27.6% |
| 2007 | 35.11 US dollar per person | -18.9% |
| 2008 | 42.47 US dollar per person | +21.0% |
| 2009 | 35.59 US dollar per person | -16.2% |
| 2010 | 101.98 US dollar per person | +186.6% |
| 2011 | 123.78 US dollar per person | +21.4% |
| 2012 | 136.1 US dollar per person | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 130.55 US dollar per person | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 155.05 US dollar per person | +18.8% |
| 2015 | 111.49 US dollar per person | -28.1% |
| 2016 | 101.25 US dollar per person | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 102.34 US dollar per person | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 115.96 US dollar per person | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 126.97 US dollar per person | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 120.53 US dollar per person | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 144.28 US dollar per person | +19.7% |
| 2022 | 148.58 US dollar per person | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 150.73 US dollar per person | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 160.04 US dollar per person | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 167.32 US dollar per person | +4.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 167.32 US dollar per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 107.43 US dollar per person, 1.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 167.32 US dollar per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.49 US dollar per person, 2.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors … capita sectors 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +186.6% | 35.59 US dollar per person | 101.98 US dollar per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.07 US dollar per person | 33.92 US dollar per person | 43.28 US dollar per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 120.55 US dollar per person | 101.25 US dollar per person | 155.05 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 148.58 US dollar per person | 120.53 US dollar per person | 167.32 US dollar per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 109 Guinea-Bissau 231.06 US dollar per person compare
- 110 Sao Tome and Principe 225.92 US dollar per person compare
- 111 Djibouti 224.55 US dollar per person compare
- 113 Honduras 161.76 US dollar per person compare
- 114 Lesotho 159.05 US dollar per person compare
- 115 Cameroon 153.01 US dollar per person compare
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 sectors (assets, positions) in Nigeria?
- Other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Nigeria was 167.32 US dollar per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 167.32 US dollar per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.92 US dollar per person in 2005.
- How does Nigeria rank for other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions)?
- Nigeria ranks 112th out of 160 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.1%. 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, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.