Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General … 9/26/2025 in Nigeria
Nigeria: Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General … 9/26/2025 was 0.0167 in 2031. ◆ Volatile
Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government in Nigeria, 1990–2031
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government in Nigeria is 0.0167, measured in 2031.
That represents a change of up 122.3% on the previous year and up 100.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government in Nigeria peaked at 6.7 in 2006 and was at its lowest, -3.32, in 2009.
Nigeria ranks 7th of 24 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.
Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General … 9/26/2025 in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.81 | — |
| 1991 | 2.88 | -24.4% |
| 1992 | 5.76 | +100.0% |
| 1993 | -1.6 | -127.7% |
| 1994 | -0.1559 | -90.2% |
| 1995 | 4.3 | -2858.6% |
| 1996 | 4.59 | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 2.37 | -48.3% |
| 1998 | -2.11 | -188.7% |
| 1999 | 2.27 | -207.6% |
| 2000 | 5.77 | +154.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5636 | -90.2% |
| 2002 | 2.29 | +306.0% |
| 2003 | 1.35 | -40.8% |
| 2004 | 4.88 | +260.1% |
| 2005 | 4.81 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 6.7 | +39.3% |
| 2007 | -0.3468 | -105.2% |
| 2008 | 4.5 | -1396.1% |
| 2009 | -3.32 | -173.9% |
| 2010 | -2.52 | -24.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9047 | -136.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5999 | -33.7% |
| 2013 | -1.19 | -298.3% |
| 2014 | -1.04 | -12.9% |
| 2015 | -1.9 | +83.0% |
| 2016 | -2.39 | +26.0% |
| 2017 | -2.88 | +20.7% |
| 2018 | -1.61 | -44.3% |
| 2019 | -1.97 | +22.4% |
| 2020 | -2.31 | +17.6% |
| 2021 | -2.16 | -6.5% |
| 2022 | -2.35 | +8.8% |
| 2023 | -0.2845 | -87.9% |
| 2024 | 1.2 | -521.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8771 | -26.8% |
| 2026 | -1.65 | -287.9% |
| 2027 | -0.5988 | -63.7% |
| 2028 | -0.1333 | -77.7% |
| 2029 | -0.0815 | -38.8% |
| 2030 | -0.075 | -8.0% |
| 2031 | 0.0167 | -122.3% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0167 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0596, 28% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General … 9/26/2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +2858.6% | -0.1559 | 4.3 |
| 2008 | +1396.1% | -0.3468 | 4.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.21 | -2.11 | 5.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.72 | -3.32 | 6.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.4 | -2.88 | 0.9047 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7493 | -2.35 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.0291 | -0.075 | 0.0167 | 2 |
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 primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government in Nigeria?
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government in Nigeria was 0.0167 in 2031, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7 in 2006.
- What is the lowest primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.32 in 2009.
- How does Nigeria rank for primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government?
- Nigeria ranks 7th out of 24 countries with data for 2031.
- Is primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), general government rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.8%. 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 Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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