Debt service not paid (BoP, current US$) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Debt service not paid (BoP, current US$) was 0 BoP, current US$ in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2008)
0 BoP, current US$
World rank
17th
of 46 countries
All-time high
22.10 billion BoP, current US$
in 2000
All-time low
0 BoP, current US$
in 1977
Years of data
32
1977–2008
Debt service not paid in Nigeria, 1977–2008
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for debt service not paid in Nigeria is 0 BoP, current US$, measured in 2008. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service not paid in Nigeria peaked at 22.10 billion BoP, current US$ in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 BoP, current US$, in 1977.
That places Nigeria 17th out of 46 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt service not paid (BoP, current US$) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1982 | 2.93 billion BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1983 | 4.71 billion BoP, current US$ | +61.0% |
| 1984 | 857.00 million BoP, current US$ | -81.8% |
| 1985 | 2.09 billion BoP, current US$ | +144.3% |
| 1986 | 11.14 billion BoP, current US$ | +432.0% |
| 1987 | 10.83 billion BoP, current US$ | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 4.57 billion BoP, current US$ | -57.8% |
| 1989 | 7.73 billion BoP, current US$ | +69.2% |
| 1990 | 3.42 billion BoP, current US$ | -55.8% |
| 1991 | 3.42 billion BoP, current US$ | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.06 billion BoP, current US$ | -69.0% |
| 1993 | 3.07 billion BoP, current US$ | +189.8% |
| 1994 | 2.75 billion BoP, current US$ | -10.3% |
| 1995 | 2.65 billion BoP, current US$ | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 3.16 billion BoP, current US$ | +18.9% |
| 1997 | 3.25 billion BoP, current US$ | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 2.91 billion BoP, current US$ | -10.6% |
| 1999 | 2.42 billion BoP, current US$ | -16.6% |
| 2000 | 22.10 billion BoP, current US$ | +811.4% |
| 2001 | 1.12 billion BoP, current US$ | -94.9% |
| 2002 | 1.90 billion BoP, current US$ | +69.5% |
| 2003 | 0 BoP, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2005 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2006 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2007 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2008 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Debt service not paid (BoP, current US$) in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +811.4% | 2.42 billion BoP, current US$ | 22.10 billion BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 3 |
| 1980s | 4.49 billion BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 11.14 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.81 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.06 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.42 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.79 billion BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 22.10 billion BoP, current US$ | 9 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 14 Chad 2.20 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 15 Sao Tome and Principe 2 BoP, current US$ compare
- 16 Burkina Faso 0.0019 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Algeria 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Angola 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Benin 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Cameroon 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Cape Verde 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Central African Republic 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Comoros 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Egypt 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Equatorial Guinea 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Ethiopia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Ghana 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Kenya 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Lesotho 0 BoP, current US$
- 17 Liberia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Libya 0 BoP, current US$
- 17 Malawi 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Mauritius 0 BoP, current US$
- 17 Morocco 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Mozambique 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Rwanda 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Senegal 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Seychelles 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Eswatini 0 BoP, current US$
- 17 Tanzania 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Togo 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Tunisia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 17 Zambia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
More trade data for Nigeria
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 66.76 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 93.8 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 93.58 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 63.43 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.77 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 85.81 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.5627 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 6.1 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 42.54 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service not paid in Nigeria?
- Debt service not paid in Nigeria was 0 BoP, current US$ in 2008, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest debt service not paid recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 22.10 billion BoP, current US$ in 2000.
- What is the lowest debt service not paid recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 BoP, current US$ in 1977.
- How does Nigeria rank for debt service not paid?
- Nigeria ranks 17th out of 46 countries with data for 2008.
- Is debt service not paid rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Debt service not paid (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 32 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Debt service not paid (BoP, current US$).