Nigeria (2023)
13.1
% of GDP
+3.6pp YoY
YoY Change
+3.6pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
50
years of data

Data

Nigeria Financial System Deposits (% of GDP) (2023) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2023 13.1 +3.6pp
2022 9.5 +0.7pp
2021 8.8 +0.7pp
2020 8.1 +0.7pp
2019 7.4 -2.8pp
2018 10.2 -2.6pp
2017 12.8 -1.8pp
2016 14.6 +1.5pp
2015 13.1 -0.2pp
2014 13.3 +1.8pp
2013 11.5 +0.9pp
2012 10.6 -0.4pp
2011 11 -2.5pp
2010 13.5 -6.1pp
2009 19.6 +1pp
2008 18.6 +5.2pp
2007 13.4 +5.3pp
2006 8.1 -0.3pp
2005 8.4 -0.1pp
2004 8.5 -0.4pp

About this Dataset

Nigeria recorded 13.1 % of GDP in 2023. The latest change was +3.6pp. Across 1974–2023 the series ranges from 4.6 in 1974 to 19.6 in 2009.

This page tracks total deposits in the financial system (banks + non-bank financial institutions) as a share of GDP in Nigeria from 1990 to present. Deposit depth measures the liability-side of financial development.

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 total deposits in the financial system (banks + non-bank financial institutions) as a share of GDP in Nigeria from 1990 to present. Deposit depth measures the liability-side of financial development. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2023. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1974–2023 (50 observations).

The series peaked at 19.6 % of GDP in 2009 and reached its lowest recorded value of 4.6 in 1974. The latest reading of 13.1 in 2023 represents a change of +3.6pp.