Name: Nigeria Current Account
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Nigeria recorded a Current Account surplus of 3416.40 USD Million in the third quarter of 2025. Current Account in Nigeria averaged 1673.38 USD Million from 2005 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 10383.67 USD Million in the second quarter of 2008 and a record low of -6119.47 USD Million in the fourth quarter of 2019. source: Central Bank of Nigeria

Current Account in Nigeria is expected to be 3000.00 USD Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Nigeria Current Account is projected to trend around 4000.00 USD Million in 2027 and 4100.00 USD Million in 2028, according to our econometric models.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Balance of Trade	2296667.51	1866343.76	NGN Million	Sep 2025
Capital Flows	324.66	-6898.70	USD Million	Sep 2025
Current Account	3416.40	5808.11	USD Million	Sep 2025
Current Account to GDP	9.20	1.80	percent of GDP	Dec 2024
Exports	6859839.59	7091647.79	NGN Million	Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment	718.37	85.07	USD Million	Sep 2025
Imports	4563172.08	5225304.03	NGN Million	Sep 2025
Remittances	5243.47	5296.43	USD Million	Sep 2025

Nigeria Current Account

Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid).