Foreign Exchange Reserves in Nigeria increased to 49581 USD Million in May from 49370 USD Million in April of 2026. Foreign Exchange Reserves in Nigeria averaged 14461.23 USD Million from 1960 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 62081.86 USD Million in September of 2008 and a record low of 63.22 USD Million in June of 1968. source: Central Bank of Nigeria

Foreign Exchange Reserves in Nigeria is expected to be 49000.00 USD Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Nigeria Foreign Exchange Reserves is projected to trend around 53000.00 USD Million in 2027 and 56000.00 USD Million in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-05-01 08:00 AM
Foreign Exchange Reserves
Apr $49.37B $49.44B $49.0B
2026-06-03 08:30 AM
Foreign Exchange Reserves
May $49.58B $49.37B $49.3B
2026-07-30 09:00 AM
Foreign Exchange Reserves
Jun $49.58B $49.7B


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Cash Reserve Ratio 45.00 45.00 percent Apr 2026
Deposit Interest Rate 11.36 11.77 percent Mar 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves 49581.00 49370.00 USD Million May 2026
Interbank Rate 22.00 22.06 percent Jun 2026
Interest Rate 26.50 26.50 percent May 2026
Lending Rate 19.29 19.29 percent Mar 2026
Money Supply M0 5646391.19 5709846.43 NGN Million Apr 2026
Money Supply M1 43757782.36 43536636.11 NGN Million Apr 2026
Money Supply M2 124976277.40 123107068.55 NGN Million Apr 2026
Money Supply M3 124985936.87 123116726.98 NGN Million Apr 2026


Nigeria Foreign Exchange Reserves
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
49581.00 49370.00 62081.86 63.22 1960 - 2026 USD Million Monthly