Nigeria recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 52.90 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Government Debt to GDP in Nigeria averaged 34.83 percent of GDP from 1990 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 75.00 percent of GDP in 1991 and a record low of 7.30 percent of GDP in 2008. source: IMF

Government Debt to GDP in Nigeria is expected to reach 52.60 percent of GDP by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Nigeria Government Debt to GDP is projected to trend around 51.50 percent of GDP in 2026 and 49.00 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 26.00 Feb 2026
Fiscal Expenditure 5939.63 6799.39 NGN Billion Dec 2024
Government Budget -3.87 -3.88 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Budget Value -2625.15 -4448.54 NGN Billion Dec 2024
Government Debt 99658.36 97238.52 USD Million Jun 2025
Government Debt to GDP 52.90 48.70 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Federal Government Revenues 11925.57 8307.04 NGN Billion Sep 2025
Government Spending 1652430.35 1542963.44 NGN Million Dec 2024
Holidays
Military Expenditure 1133.30 3101.30 USD Million Dec 2024


Nigeria Government Debt to GDP
Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
52.90 48.70 75.00 7.30 1990 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly