Nigeria Current Account Balance (% of GDP) (2025)
Nigeria's Current Account Balance (% of GDP): 4.8 % of GDP in 2025, -2.7pp YoY. World Bank (BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS), 1977–2025.
Nigeria (2025)
4.8
% of GDP
-2.7pp YoY
YoY Change
-2.7pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
49
years of data
Data
| Year | % of GDP | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.8 | -2.7pp |
| 2024 | 7.5 | +6.2pp |
| 2023 | 1.3 | +1.1pp |
| 2022 | 0.2 | +0.7pp |
| 2021 | -0.5 | +2.2pp |
| 2020 | -2.7 | -0.7pp |
| 2019 | -2 | -3.7pp |
| 2018 | 1.7 | -1.9pp |
| 2017 | 3.6 | +2.3pp |
| 2016 | 1.3 | +4.4pp |
| 2015 | -3.1 | -3.3pp |
| 2014 | 0.2 | -3.5pp |
| 2013 | 3.7 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 3.7 | +1.1pp |
| 2011 | 2.6 | -1pp |
| 2010 | 3.6 | -1.1pp |
| 2009 | 4.7 | -3.9pp |
| 2008 | 8.6 | -1.3pp |
| 2007 | 9.9 | -5.4pp |
| 2006 | 15.3 | -5.5pp |
About this Dataset
Nigeria recorded 4.8 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was -2.7pp. Across 1977–2025 the series ranges from -10.3 in 1978 to 20.8 in 2005.
This page tracks the current account balance (trade in goods and services + primary income + transfers) as a share of GDP in Nigeria from 1990 to present. The current account is the primary measure of external balance and currency sustainability.
Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks the current account balance (trade in goods and services + primary income + transfers) as a share of GDP in Nigeria from 1990 to present. The current account is the primary measure of external balance and currency sustainability. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1977–2025 (49 observations).
The series peaked at 20.8 % of GDP in 2005 and reached its lowest recorded value of -10.3 in 1978. The latest reading of 4.8 in 2025 represents a change of -2.7pp.