Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Deposit taking corporations in Nigeria
Nigeria: Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Deposit taking corporations was 2.33 billion US dollar in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Deposit taking corporations in Nigeria, 2005–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 2.33 billion US dollar for portfolio investment, debt securities, deposit taking corporations in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.7% on the previous year and up 3,298.4% over five years.
Over the whole period, portfolio investment, debt securities, deposit taking corporations in Nigeria peaked at 2.33 billion US dollar in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 US dollar, in 2005.
That places Nigeria 58th out of 138 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Deposit taking corporations in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2006 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2007 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2008 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2009 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2010 | 71,784 US dollar | — |
| 2011 | 10,639 US dollar | -85.2% |
| 2012 | 10,786 US dollar | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0 US dollar | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2015 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2016 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2017 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2018 | 126.40 million US dollar | — |
| 2019 | 75.09 million US dollar | -40.6% |
| 2020 | 68.47 million US dollar | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 603.56 million US dollar | +781.5% |
| 2022 | 1.27 billion US dollar | +111.0% |
| 2023 | 1.47 billion US dollar | +15.1% |
| 2024 | 1.65 billion US dollar | +12.8% |
| 2025 | 2.33 billion US dollar | +40.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 US dollar | 0 US dollar | 0 US dollar | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.16 million US dollar | 0 US dollar | 126.40 million US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 billion US dollar | 68.47 million US dollar | 2.33 billion US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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 portfolio investment, debt securities, deposit taking corporations in Nigeria?
- Portfolio investment, debt securities, deposit taking corporations in Nigeria was 2.33 billion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest portfolio investment, debt securities, deposit taking corporations recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 billion US dollar in 2025.
- What is the lowest portfolio investment, debt securities, deposit taking corporations recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 US dollar in 2005.
- How does Nigeria rank for portfolio investment, debt securities, deposit taking corporations?
- Nigeria ranks 58th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank, Long-term (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.