Nigeria (2020)
12.1
% of GDP
+0.9pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.9pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
50
years of data

Data

Nigeria Private Credit by All Financial Institutions (% of GDP) (2020) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2020 12.1 +0.9pp
2019 11.2 +1pp
2018 10.2 -2.7pp
2017 12.9 -1.7pp
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 +4.8pp
2007 13.8 +5.7pp
2006 8.1 -0.3pp
2005 8.4 -0.1pp
2004 8.5 -0.4pp
2003 8.9 +0.8pp
2002 8.1 -1.8pp
2001 9.9 +1.6pp

About this Dataset

Nigeria recorded 12.1 % of GDP in 2020. The latest change was +0.9pp. Across 1971–2020 the series ranges from 4.7 in 1974 to 19.6 in 2009.

This page tracks total private sector credit (bank + non-bank financial institutions) as a share of GDP in Nigeria from 1990 to present. This broader measure captures shadow banking and non-bank credit channels beyond deposit money banks.

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 private sector credit (bank + non-bank financial institutions) as a share of GDP in Nigeria from 1990 to present. This broader measure captures shadow banking and non-bank credit channels beyond deposit money banks. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2020. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1971–2020 (50 observations).

The series peaked at 19.6 % of GDP in 2009 and reached its lowest recorded value of 4.7 in 1974. The latest reading of 12.1 in 2020 represents a change of +0.9pp.