Current account balance (World Bank) in Nigeria in 2025 — 4.83%. Ranked 15 in the world out of 97. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 7.65 pp.
1977–2025 · % of GDP
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.83 | −2.72 pp |
| 2024 | 7.54 | +6.23 pp |
| 2023 | 1.32 | +1.16 pp |
| 2022 | 0.16 | +0.69 pp |
| 2021 | -0.53 | +2.14 pp |
| 2020 | -2.67 | −0.62 pp |
| 2019 | -2.05 | −3.77 pp |
| 2018 | 1.73 | −1.88 pp |
| 2017 | 3.61 | +2.36 pp |
| 2016 | 1.25 | +4.39 pp |
| 2015 | -3.13 | −3.29 pp |
| 2014 | 0.16 | −3.5 pp |
| 2013 | 3.66 | −0.08 pp |
| 2012 | 3.74 | +1.17 pp |
| 2011 | 2.57 | −1 pp |
| 2010 | 3.57 | −1.13 pp |
| 2009 | 4.7 | −3.88 pp |
| 2008 | 8.59 | −1.35 pp |
| 2007 | 9.94 | −5.38 pp |
| 2006 | 15.31 | −5.48 pp |
| 2005 | 20.79 | +8.39 pp |
| 2004 | 12.4 | +9.17 pp |
| 2003 | 3.24 | +2.1 pp |
| 2002 | 1.14 | −2.23 pp |
| 2001 | 3.37 | −7.37 pp |
| 2000 | 10.74 | +9.88 pp |
| 1999 | 0.86 | +1.41 pp |
| 1998 | -0.55 | −0.64 pp |
| 1997 | 0.08 | −0.51 pp |
| 1996 | 0.59 | +1.16 pp |
| 1995 | -0.57 | +2.08 pp |
| 1994 | -2.65 | −1.27 pp |
| 1993 | -1.38 | −5.73 pp |
| 1992 | 4.36 | +2.34 pp |
| 1991 | 2.02 | −7.21 pp |
| 1990 | 9.23 | +6.76 pp |
| 1989 | 2.48 | +3.07 pp |
| 1988 | -0.6 | −0.46 pp |
| 1987 | -0.14 | −0.52 pp |
| 1986 | 0.38 | −3.15 pp |
| 1985 | 3.53 | +3.36 pp |
| 1984 | 0.17 | +4.63 pp |
| 1983 | -4.46 | +0.64 pp |
| 1982 | -5.1 | −1.16 pp |
| 1981 | -3.94 | −12 pp |
| 1980 | 8.06 | +4.53 pp |
| 1979 | 3.53 | +13.81 pp |
| 1978 | -10.28 | −7.46 pp |
| 1977 | -2.82 | — |
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The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP from World Bank data. It duplicates the IMF indicator in meaning but rests on a different source and carries no forecast part — useful for cross-checking: noticeable divergences between the two series usually point to a revision of the statistics.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
The balance of a country's external transactions as a percent of GDP: surplus or deficit.
Trade Trade opennessExports plus imports as a percent of GDP — total foreign trade turnover.
Finance International reservesThe gold and foreign exchange reserves of a country in US dollars.
