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Nigeria Total Government Net Debt (% of GDP) Statistics

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Country or Region: Nigeria › Change country
Economic Indicator: Total Government Net Debt (% of GDP) › See all Nigeria indicators, › See Total Government Net Debt (% of GDP) data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2016
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: Naira
Currency Symbol: NGN

Net debt is calculated as gross debt minus financial assets corresponding to debt instruments. These financial assets are: monetary gold and SDRs, currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pension, and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts receivable. See notes for: General government net debt (National currency).

Total Government Net Debt (% of GDP) Statistics for Nigeria , Year 2010 - In Detail

Total Government Net Debt (% of GDP) for Nigeria in year 2010 is 18.292 %

This makes Nigeria No. 68 in world rankings according to Total Government Net Debt (% of GDP) in year 2010. The world's average Total Government Net Debt (% of GDP) value is 18.32 %; Nigeria is 0.03 less than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, Total Government Net Debt (% of GDP) for Nigeria was 15.07 % Total Government Net Debt (% of GDP) for Nigeria in 2010 was or will be 21.38% more than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, Total Government Net Debt (% of GDP) for Nigeria was or will be 10.95 %, which is 40.17% less than the 2010 figure.

* Source: IMF
Total Government Net Debt (% of GDP) for Nigeria, in other Years
Year %
  2016 -1.202
  2015 -1.653
  2014 -1.679
  2013 1.81
  2012 5.521
  2011 10.945
2010 18.292
  2009 15.07
  2008 -3.248
  2007 0.818
  2006 -13.65
  2005 20.329
  2004 45.278
  2003 66.874
  2002 72.96
  2001 88.09
  2000 84.221
  1999 n/a
  1998 n/a
  1997 n/a
  1996 n/a
  1995 n/a
  1994 n/a
  1993 n/a
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  1981 n/a
  1980 n/a