Nigeria External Debt: Short Term

2008 - 2022 | Yearly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Nigeria External Debt: Short Term

  • Nigeria External Debt: Short Term value stood at 1.5 USD bn in Dec 2022, compared with 690.1 USD mn in the previous year.
  • Nigeria External Debt: Short Term data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2008 to Dec 2022.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 1.5 USD bn in Dec 2022 and a record low of 0.0 USD mn in Dec 2015.

Debt Management Office Nigeria provides Short Term External Debt in USD.


Related information about Nigeria External Debt: Short Term
  • In the latest reports of Nigeria, Current Account recorded a surplus of 3.4 USD bn in Sep 2025.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 718.4 USD mn in Sep 2025.
  • Nigeria Direct Investment Abroad fell by 164.4 USD mn in Sep 2025.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 2.5 USD bn in Sep 2025.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 63.8 USD bn in Jun 2025.

View Nigeria's External Debt: Short Term from 2008 to 2022 in the chart:

Nigeria External Debt: Short Term

What was Nigeria's External Debt: Short Term in 2022?

Nigeria External Debt: Short Term value stood at 1.5 USD bn in Dec 2022, compared with 690.1 USD mn in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
1,513.7 2022 690.1 2021 0.0 2015 1,513.7 2022 USD mn yearly 2008 - 2022

External Debt: Short Term by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) 1,347.3 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2003 - Mar 2026
Algeria (USD mn) 2,264.0 Dec 2019 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2019
Argentina (USD mn) 83,548.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2003 - Dec 2025
Armenia (USD mn) 4,830.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Australia (USD mn) 483,379.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 1988 - Dec 2025
Austria (USD mn) 265,289.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2025
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 218.4 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Bangladesh (USD mn) 14,057.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Dec 2025
Belarus (USD mn) 10,072.1 Mar 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Mar 2022
Belgium (USD mn) 795,232.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2025
Bolivia (USD mn) 0.0 2019 yearly 2000 - 2019
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 3,073.4 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Botswana (USD mn) 144.7 2024 yearly 1973 - 2024
Brazil (USD mn) 114,736.9 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1999 - Mar 2026
Bulgaria (USD mn) 22,910.3 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2026
Canada (USD mn) 1,291,924.3 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1990 - Mar 2026
Chile (USD mn) 34,575.0 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1995 - Apr 2026
China (USD mn) 1,316,900.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Dec 2025
Colombia (USD mn) 33,800.2 Aug 2025 monthly Oct 1999 - Aug 2025
Croatia (USD mn) 14,714.0 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 1999 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (USD mn) 69,607.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Czech Republic (USD mn) 136,349.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Dec 2025
Denmark (USD mn) 294,468.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Ecuador (USD mn) 234.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Egypt (USD mn) 34,421.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Dec 2025
Estonia (USD mn) 14,220.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Finland (USD mn) 233,071.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
France (USD mn) 4,101,146.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Georgia (USD mn) 5,323.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2025
Germany (USD mn) 2,873,834.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Greece (USD mn) 214,754.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 1,237,819.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2025
Hungary (USD mn) 37,573.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Iceland (USD mn) 2,911.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1989 - Dec 2025
India (USD mn) 150,772.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 1999 - Dec 2025
Indonesia (USD mn) 63,348.5 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Mar 2026
Iran (USD mn) 3,094.5 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
Ireland (USD mn) 1,721,833.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2002 - Mar 2026
Israel (USD mn) 55,961.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2025
Italy (USD mn) 1,010,412.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 4,284.4 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Japan (USD mn) 3,352,580.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2003 - Mar 2026
Jordan (USD mn) 20,017.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2025
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 21,688.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Kenya (USD mn) 2,007.8 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
South Korea (USD mn) 183,556.1 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1994 - Mar 2026
Kosovo (USD mn) 1,874.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2011 - Jun 2025
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) 1,432.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
Latvia (USD mn) 21,711.4 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Lithuania (USD mn) 51,238.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Luxembourg (USD mn) 1,203,877.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
North Macedonia (USD mn) 3,679.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
Malawi (USD mn) 75.4 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Malaysia (USD mn) 151,618.3 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2009 - Mar 2026
Malta (USD mn) 38,947.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Mauritius (USD mn) 12,749.3 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2009 - Mar 2026
Mexico (USD mn) 62,181.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Moldova (USD mn) 3,022.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Mongolia (USD mn) 1,758.3 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Montenegro (USD mn) 235.2 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
Morocco (USD mn) 9,945.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2022
Mozambique (USD mn) 1,211.8 2024 yearly 1984 - 2024
Myanmar (USD mn) 64.0 2024 yearly 1973 - 2024
Nepal (USD mn) 422.9 2024 yearly 1977 - 2024
Netherlands (USD mn) 1,930,334.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Dec 2025
New Zealand (USD mn) 82,243.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Dec 2025
Nigeria (USD mn) 1,513.7 2022 yearly 2008 - 2022
Norway (USD mn) 326,478.2 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2026
Pakistan (USD mn) 15,423.2 Mar 2026 quarterly Jun 2006 - Mar 2026
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) 388.5 Dec 2018 monthly Dec 2013 - Dec 2018
Panama (USD mn) 39,768.7 Dec 2021 quarterly Sep 2014 - Dec 2021
Paraguay (USD mn) 4,654.1 Dec 2021 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2021
Peru (USD mn) 7,293.9 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2026
Philippines (USD mn) 21,409.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Poland (USD mn) 78,800.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Portugal (USD mn) 222,233.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Romania (USD mn) 56,088.8 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2004 - Feb 2026
Russia (USD mn) 149,850.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2025
Serbia (USD mn) 2,273.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2025
Singapore (USD mn) 1,523,270.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Dec 2025
Slovakia (USD mn) 61,970.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Slovenia (USD mn) 28,768.9 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1994 - Apr 2026
South Africa (USD mn) 49,606.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Spain (USD mn) 1,201,832.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 5,551.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Dec 2025
Sudan (USD mn) 4,735.9 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Sweden (USD mn) 421,179.1 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2026
Switzerland (USD mn) 1,259,463.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2025
Taiwan, China (USD mn) 216,419.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Sep 2025
Tajikistan (USD mn) 871.2 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Thailand (USD mn) 88,307.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Tunisia (USD mn) 18,058.6 2025 yearly 2002 - 2025
Turkey (USD mn) 167,742.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1989 - Sep 2025
Ukraine (USD mn) 13,643.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Dec 2025
United Kingdom (USD mn) 7,861,555.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1979 - Dec 2025
United States (USD mn) 9,884,589.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Dec 2025
Uruguay (USD mn) 9,315.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2025
Venezuela (USD mn) 44,489.0 Mar 2019 quarterly Mar 1997 - Mar 2019
Vietnam (USD mn) 37,087.4 2024 yearly 1981 - 2024
Yemen (USD mn) 510.6 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024

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Nigeria Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -1,902.660 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 107,935.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 35.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (NGN bn) 129,829.781 2031 yearly 1990 - 2031
Forecast: Government Net Debt (NGN bn) 318,517.716 2031 yearly 1990 - 2031
Forecast: Government Revenue (NGN bn) 110,023.853 2031 yearly 1990 - 2031
Government Debt: Domestic (NGN bn) 80,488.865 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
Federal Govt Balance (NGN bn) -3,084.970 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Federal Govt Expenditure: Recurrent (NGN bn) 4,210.940 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Federal Govt Revenue (NGN bn) 2,519.820 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Gross Federation Account Revenue (NGN bn) 11,925.570 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Gross Federation Account Revenue: Oil (NGN bn) 3,518.110 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Federal Govt Expenditure (NGN bn) 5,604.790 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Federal Govt Expenditure: Capital (NGN bn) 958.160 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) -1.879 2028 yearly 1991 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 3,004.1 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 6,439.6 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) 30.7 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Mar 2026
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 242,851.843 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 2,102.688 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 578.589 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 2,644.8 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jun 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) -16.2 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Mar 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 605,905.663 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 335,165.261 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 324.235 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1,121.807 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2009 - Mar 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 78.524 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Mar 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,119.692 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Mar 2026
Exports: Vegetable Products (NGN mn) 1,539,822.759 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Exports: Mineral Products (NGN mn) 73,459,088.314 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Exports: Plastic and Articles Thereof, Rubber and Articles Thereof (NGN mn) 244,171.194 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Exports (NGN mn) 8,879,063.634 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Exports: Europe: ow UK (NGN mn) 114,530.117 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Exports: Europe: ow Netherlands (NGN mn) 791,854.048 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Exports: America: ow USA (NGN mn) 447,061.290 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Imports: Manufactured Goods (NGN mn) 496,244.386 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Imports: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials (NGN mn) 1,553,430.417 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Imports: Food and Live Animals (NGN mn) 422,824.939 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Imports: Chemicals and Chemical Products (NGN mn) 570,118.418 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Imports: Machinery and Transport Equipment (NGN mn) 1,422,618.451 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Imports: Europe: ow Germany (NGN mn) 98,556.391 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Imports: Europe: ow UK (NGN mn) 67,040.903 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Imports: America: ow USA (NGN mn) 1,546,767.888 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Imports: Asia: ow China (NGN mn) 1,543,851.231 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Mar 2026
Imports: Europe: ow Netherlands (NGN mn) 57,374.515 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Imports (NGN mn) 4,736,895.023 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Exports: Crude Oil (NGN mn) 4,837,276.909 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Total Trade (NGN mn) 13,615,958.657 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Imports: Growth Rate: MoM (%) 5.042 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2019 - Mar 2026
Exports: Growth Rate: MoM (%) 49.461 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2019 - Mar 2026
Export Value Index (2015=100) 110.100 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Import Value Index (2015=100) 110.300 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 673.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 1,397.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 1,113.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 5,270.221 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 6.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 325.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 4,945.254 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 51,856.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 12.0 2025 yearly 1985 - 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 1,513.7 2022 yearly 2008 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.2 2022 yearly 2008 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 16.466 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -90,151.210 2025 yearly 2005 - 2025
External Debt: Government (USD mn) 51,856.030 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2025
External Debt: Government: International Capital Market (USD mn) 18,547.470 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2025
External Debt: Service Payments (USD mn) 194.440 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2018
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 6.1 2019 yearly 2003 - 2019
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 3,315.011 Mar 2021 quarterly Mar 2007 - Mar 2021
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 31,836.736 Apr 2026 monthly Apr 1990 - Apr 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 90,928.666 Apr 2026 monthly Apr 1990 - Apr 2026
M2 Growth (%) 4.8 Apr 2026 monthly Apr 1991 - Apr 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 45.0 May 2026 monthly Nov 2005 - May 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 45,752.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 16.055 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 11.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 2,978.457 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1950 - Dec 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 84,213.801 Dec 2019 monthly Nov 1992 - Dec 2019
Total Deposits Growth (%) 2.6 Dec 2019 monthly Nov 1993 - Dec 2019
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 87,442.3 Apr 2026 monthly Apr 1990 - Apr 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 17.8 Apr 2026 monthly Apr 1991 - Apr 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 11.34 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Monetary Survey: Liabilities: Base Money (NGN mn) 40,249,851.860 Apr 2026 monthly Apr 1990 - Apr 2026
Monetary Survey: Liabilities: M2: M1 (NGN mn) 43,757,782.360 Apr 2026 monthly Apr 1990 - Apr 2026
Monetary Survey: Liabilities: M2: Quasi Money (NGN mn) 81,218,495.040 Apr 2026 monthly Apr 1990 - Apr 2026
Monetary Survey: Liabilities: M2 (NGN mn) 124,976,277.400 Apr 2026 monthly Apr 1990 - Apr 2026
Monetary Survey: Liabilities: M3 (NGN mn) 35,345,802.020 Jun 2020 monthly Nov 1992 - Jun 2020
Non Performing Loans to Gross Loans (%) 5.760 Jun 2025 semiannually Dec 2003 - Jun 2025
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -5.0 May 2026 monthly Jul 2015 - May 2026

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