Nigeria: Sovereign debt average maturity
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| Nigeria |
Sovereign debt average maturity, in years |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 8.72 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 2011 - 2024 |
| Average | 5.52 |
| Min - Max | 2.84 - 10.12 |
| Source | The World Bank |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2024 is 8.72 percent, a decline from 10.12 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 7.99 percent, based on data from 94 countries. Historically, the average for Nigeria from 2011 to 2024 is 5.52 percent. The minimum value, 2.84 percent, was reached in 2013 while the maximum of 10.12 percent was recorded in 2023.
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| Recent values | Nigeria: Sovereign debt average maturity |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.72 |
| 2023 | 10.12 |
| 2022 | 9.00 |
| 2021 | 6.20 |
| 2020 | 4.97 |
| 2019 | 5.12 |
| 2018 | 4.62 |
| 2017 | 4.62 |
Definition: The average maturity of the general government debt in years. The source for these data is: Kose, M. Ayhan, Sergio Kurlat, Franziska Ohnsorge, and Naotaka Sugawara. 2022. "A Cross-Country Database of Fiscal Space." Journal of International Money and Finance 128 (November): 102682.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscal balance, percent of GDP | -1.57 | 2024 | percent |
| Primary budget balance | 0.90 | 2024 | percent |
| Government expenditure | 2,734.64 | Q4/2023 | billion |
| Foreign aid | 3,596.40 | 2023 | million U.S. dollars |
| Government debt | 39.33 | 2024 | percent |
| Government debt in foreign currency, percent | 33.98 | 2019 | percent |
| Government debt held by non-residents | 33.98 | 2019 | percent |
| Sovereign debt average maturity | 8.72 | 2024 | percent |
| Short-term government debt | 10.25 | 2024 | percent |