Portfolio investment, Debt … Portfolio Deposit taking corporations in Nigeria
Nigeria: Portfolio investment, Debt … Portfolio 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
The most recent figure for portfolio investment, debt securities, deposit taking corporations in Nigeria is 2.33 billion US dollar, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 2013.
That places Nigeria 67th out of 155 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 … Portfolio Deposit taking corporations in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 279.32 million US dollar | — |
| 2006 | 426.05 million US dollar | +52.5% |
| 2007 | 564.48 million US dollar | +32.5% |
| 2008 | 1.26 billion US dollar | +122.6% |
| 2009 | 1.33 billion US dollar | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 71,784 US dollar | -100.0% |
| 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% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 2.33 billion US dollar is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 160.09 million US dollar, 14.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 2.33 billion US dollar is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 169.42 million US dollar, 13.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Portfolio investment, Debt … Portfolio Deposit taking 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +781.5% | 68.47 million US dollar | 603.56 million US dollar |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 770.43 million US dollar | 279.32 million US dollar | 1.33 billion 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
- 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 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 2013.
- How does Nigeria rank for portfolio investment, debt securities, deposit taking corporations?
- Nigeria ranks 67th out of 155 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 (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.