| 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal: Health Related (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -782.46
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2005 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfolio I... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -84.54
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2004 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfolio I... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 138.17
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2006 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfolio I... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 801.05
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1988 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfolio I... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 719.48
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1988 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Trade Credit & Adv... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 3,773.71
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2005 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Trade Credit & Adv... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 3,773.71
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2005 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 10,381.20
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 74,807.12
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 64,425.92
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Goods (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 13,126.36
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Goods: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 45,741.94
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Goods: General Merchandise on a BOP Basis (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 13,126.36
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Goods: General Merchandise on a BOP Basis: Cre... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 45,741.94
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Goods: General Merchandise on a BOP Basis: Deb... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 32,615.57
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -13,212.27
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 5,022.22
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -3,329.41
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1,298.39
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 4,627.80
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Others (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 933.43
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Others: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 997.19
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Others: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 63.76
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Freight (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -1,922.55
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Freight: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 235.33
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Freight: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 2,157.88
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Passenger (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -2,327.44
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Passenger: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 65.87
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Passenger: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 2,393.31
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Postal & Courier (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -12.85
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2005 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Postal & Courier: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 12.85
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2005 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -3,242.71
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 2,544.90
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 5,787.61
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Business (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -767.45
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2005 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Business: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 767.45
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2005 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -2,475.26
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2005 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 2,544.90
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2005 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 5,020.16
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2005 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal: Health Related: De... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 782.46
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2005 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal: Education Related (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -2,291.92
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2005 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal: Education Related:... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 2,291.92
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2005 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal: Others (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 599.12
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2005 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal: Others: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 2,544.90
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2005 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Travel: Personal: Others: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1,945.78
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2005 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Construction (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -1.12
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2005 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Construction: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1.12
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2005 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Insurance & Pension (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -742.49
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Insurance & Pension: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 69.95
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Insurance & Pension: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 812.45
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Financial (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -247.18
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2005 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Financial: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 290.45
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2005 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Financial: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 537.64
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2005 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Financial: Explicitly Charged & Othe... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -247.18
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2005 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Financial: Explicitly Charged & Othe... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 290.45
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2005 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Financial: Explicitly Charged & Othe... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 537.64
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2005 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Charges for the Use of Intellectual ... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -252.42
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Charges for the Use of Intellectual ... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 252.42
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Telecommunications, Computer & Infor... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -150.03
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2005 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Telecommunications, Computer & Infor... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 289.57
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2005 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Telecommunications, Computer & Infor... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 439.60
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2005 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Telecommunications, Computer & Infor... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 71.88
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2005 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Telecommunications, Computer & Infor... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 289.57
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2005 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Telecommunications, Computer & Infor... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 217.69
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2005 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Telecommunications, Computer & Infor... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -216.21
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2005 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Telecommunications, Computer & Infor... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 216.21
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2005 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Telecommunications, Computer & Infor... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -5.70
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2005 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Telecommunications, Computer & Infor... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 5.70
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2005 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Other Business (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -5,345.88
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Other Business: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 48.20
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Other Business: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 5,394.08
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Other Business: Technical, Trade Rel... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -4,302.87
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Other Business: Technical, Trade Rel... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 48.20
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Other Business: Technical, Trade Rel... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 4,351.07
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Personal, Cultural & Recreational (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -109.12
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2005 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Personal, Cultural & Recreational: D... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 109.12
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        2005 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Government Goods & Services, n.i.e. (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 219.44
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Government Goods & Services, n.i.e.:... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 480.75
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Services: Government Goods & Services, n.i.e.:... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 261.32
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -11,492.22
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 13,055.08
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Compensation of Employees (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 228.53
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Compensation of Employees: Cre... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 234.94
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Compensation of Employees: Deb... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 6.41
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -11,720.75
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Credit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1,327.92
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Debit (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 13,048.67
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inve... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -11,224.73
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inve... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 426.30
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inve... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 11,651.03
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inve... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -11,133.83
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inve... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 422.42
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inve... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 11,556.25
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inve... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -9,491.09
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inve... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 380.17
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inve... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 9,871.26
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inve... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -1,642.74
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inve... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 42.25
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inve... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 1,684.99
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1977 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inve... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 -90.90
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1988 - 2017
                                     | 
                                
                            
                        
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        | 
                                            
                                            
                                                Nigeria NG: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inve... (USD mn)
                                            
                                         | 
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                
                 3.88
            
                                        2017
                                     | 
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                        yearly
                                     | 
                                    
                                        1988 - 2017
                                     |