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Nigeria - External Debt 1973

Name: Nigeria External Debt 1973
Creator: World Bank
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Total external debt stocks · World Bank

$1.8B +$697.2M from 1972 Global rank: 66th

Nigeria's external debt was $1.8B in 1973, increased +$697.2M from $1.1B in 1972. This was the 66th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1973▾

External Debt by Country - 1973
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Guinea-Bissau	$0	-
2nd	Comoros	$1.7M	12.3%
3rd	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	$2.8M	259.6%
4th	Belize	$4.8M	-4.8%
5th	Djibouti	$6.3M	17.1%
6th	Burundi	$7.8M	12.8%
7th	Rwanda	$7.9M	133.8%
8th	Lesotho	$8.3M	-12.9%
9th	Gambia, The	$8.9M	20.3%
10th	Grenada	$9.0M	0.6%
11th	Samoa	$9.5M	115.9%
12th	Nepal	$20.1M	63.4%
13th	Burkina Faso	$31.1M	55.2%
14th	Lao PDR	$32.6M	73.4%
15th	Eswatini	$36.9M	13.4%
16th	Mauritius	$42.3M	18.1%
17th	Fiji	$47.2M	127.8%
18th	Chad	$47.9M	31.2%
19th	Haiti	$51.3M	-4.4%
20th	Central African Republic	$56.2M	52.5%
21st	Lebanon	$56.4M	-8.4%
22nd	Niger	$65.1M	18.7%
23rd	Togo	$69.6M	47.9%
24th	Benin	$90.5M	91.2%
25th	Mauritania	$105.1M	88.0%
26th	Botswana	$114.9M	53.7%
27th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	$118.8M	23.5%
28th	Sierra Leone	$141.8M	18.8%
29th	Liberia	$159.2M	-0.1%
30th	Uganda	$175.5M	-1.2%
31st	Guyana	$178.5M	12.7%
32nd	Congo, Republic of	$189.1M	19.5%
33rd	Senegal	$199.4M	23.4%
34th	Paraguay	$208.2M	12.6%
35th	Jordan	$214.8M	19.0%
36th	Malawi	$215.0M	22.4%
37th	Zimbabwe	$217.5M	-0.6%
38th	Honduras	$256.1M	15.8%
39th	Yemen, Republic of	$258.1M	160.3%
40th	Cameroon	$265.9M	20.0%
41st	Guatemala	$280.4M	19.8%
42nd	El Salvador	$282.9M	1.8%
43rd	Mali	$301.2M	12.2%
44th	Myanmar	$304.2M	37.7%
45th	Gabon	$396.2M	72.5%
46th	Bangladesh	$497.8M	239.8%
47th	Nicaragua	$498.2M	40.6%
48th	Madagascar	$505.0M	-1.0%
49th	Dominican Republic	$516.4M	7.4%
50th	Papua New Guinea	$525.6M	6.2%
51st	Sudan	$564.4M	24.9%
52nd	Ecuador	$573.9M	7.1%
53rd	Sri Lanka	$631.6M	13.9%
54th	Guinea	$633.7M	20.7%
55th	Ghana	$756.4M	25.7%
56th	Kenya	$844.7M	45.3%
57th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	$851.2M	5.1%
58th	Côte d'Ivoire	$863.2M	48.9%
59th	Tunisia	$881.8M	17.1%
60th	Zambia	$1.0B	9.2%
61st	Congo, Democratic Republic of	$1.0B	54.7%
62nd	Jamaica	$1.2B	16.0%
63rd	Thailand	$1.2B	1.3%
64th	Morocco	$1.3B	8.6%
65th	Tanzania	$1.7B	24.9%
66th	Nigeria	$1.8B	64.5%
67th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	$2.0B	2.0%
68th	Philippines	$2.8B	3.4%
69th	Algeria	$3.0B	93.0%
70th	Colombia	$3.3B	12.2%
71st	Peru	$4.0B	12.2%
72nd	Türkiye	$4.2B	18.3%
73rd	Pakistan	$4.6B	12.2%
74th	Serbia	$4.8B	22.0%
75th	Indonesia	$7.3B	25.0%
76th	Argentina	$7.4B	7.0%
77th	Mexico	$10.7B	27.7%
78th	India	$11.0B	9.3%
79th	Brazil	$15.1B	27.0%

FAQ

What was Nigeria's external debt in 1973?▾

Nigeria's external debt in 1973 was $1.8B. This ranked 66th globally.

How did Nigeria's external debt change in 1973?▾

Nigeria's external debt increased by 64.5% in 1973 compared to 1972.

Which country had the highest external debt in 1973?▾

Brazil had the highest external debt in 1973 at $15.1B.

What is the external debt of Nigeria in 1973?▾

The external debt of Nigeria in 1973 was $1.8B. This ranked 66th globally.

What was Nigeria's external debt in billion in 1973?▾

Nigeria's external debt in 1973 was approximately 1.78 billion ($1.8B).

How does 1973 compare to 1972 for Nigeria's external debt?▾

Nigeria's external debt went from $1.1B in 1972 to $1.8B in 1973, a 64.5% increase.

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