Global Statistics and Country Indicators
Nigeria Government Debt Over Time (1990–2026)
Nigeria Government Debt Over Time (1990–2026)Government Gross Debt
Data table
| 1990 | 50.9% | 2000 | 40.9% | 2009 | 6.1% | 2018 | 20.4% |
| 1991 | 53.2% | 2001 | 37.7% | 2010 | 6.7% | 2019 | 21.4% |
| 1992 | 49.8% | 2002 | 30.7% | 2011 | 12.4% | 2020 | 25.7% |
| 1993 | 50.4% | 2003 | 29.9% | 2012 | 12.5% | 2021 | 26.6% |
| 1994 | 39.7% | 2004 | 25.2% | 2013 | 13% | 2022 | 29.8% |
| 1995 | 24.2% | 2005 | 13.5% | 2014 | 15.8% | 2023 | 36.3% |
| 1996 | 17.9% | 2006 | 6.7% | 2015 | 14.9% | 2024 | 39.3% |
| 1997 | 17.1% | 2007 | 5.8% | 2016 | 17.4% | 2025 | 35.5% |
| 1998 | 15.8% | 2008 | 5.2% | 2017 | 18% | 2026 | 32.3% |
| 1999 | 46.1% |
Government Gross Debt
Data table
| 1990 | 358.2B | 2000 | 3.97T | 2009 | 3.82T | 2018 | 37.04T |
| 1991 | 446.8B | 2001 | 4.32T | 2010 | 5.21T | 2019 | 43.97T |
| 1992 | 638.4B | 2002 | 4.9T | 2011 | 11.11T | 2020 | 54.95T |
| 1993 | 894.2B | 2003 | 5.6T | 2012 | 12.76T | 2021 | 64.78T |
| 1994 | 985.4B | 2004 | 6.15T | 2013 | 14.82T | 2022 | 81.83T |
| 1995 | 985.5B | 2005 | 4.22T | 2014 | 20.01T | 2023 | 114.1T |
| 1996 | 952.6B | 2006 | 2.7T | 2015 | 20.01T | 2024 | 146.6T |
| 1997 | 992.4B | 2007 | 2.68T | 2016 | 25.1T | 2025 | 156.7T |
| 1998 | 1.02T | 2008 | 2.85T | 2017 | 29.13T | 2026 | 171.1T |
| 1999 | 3.45T |
Government Net Debt
Data table
| 2008 | 0.3% | 2015 | 9.3% | 2021 | 25.8% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | 2016 | 10.5% | 2022 | 29.4% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | 2017 | 12% | 2023 | 35.9% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | 2018 | 12.6% | 2024 | 39.1% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | 2019 | 14.8% | 2025 | 35.3% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | 2020 | 17.4% | 2026 | 32.2% |
| 2014 | 7.3% |
Government Net Debt
Data table
| 2008 | 158.8B | 2015 | 12.41T | 2021 | 62.79T |
| 2009 | 2.36T | 2016 | 15.11T | 2022 | 80.55T |
| 2010 | 3.58T | 2017 | 19.49T | 2023 | 112.8T |
| 2011 | 7.94T | 2018 | 22.81T | 2024 | 145.8T |
| 2012 | 7.75T | 2019 | 30.33T | 2025 | 155.9T |
| 2013 | 9.27T | 2020 | 37.07T | 2026 | 170.3T |
| 2014 | 9.27T |