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Nigeria Highest Foreign Reserves

Name: Nigeria Foreign Reserves
Creator: World Bank
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$53.6B in 2008

Total reserves including gold · World Bank

The highest foreign reserves in Nigeria was $53.6B in 2008. The top 5 years were: 2008 ($53.6B), 2007 ($51.9B), 2012 ($45.0B), 2013 ($43.7B), 2009 ($43.1B).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

Nigeria Top 5 Highest Foreign Reserves Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2008	$53.6B
2nd	2007	$51.9B
3rd	2012	$45.0B
4th	2013	$43.7B
5th	2009	$43.1B

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2008	$53.6B	+$1.7B	23rd
2007	$51.9B	+$9.2B	26th
2012	$45.0B	+$11.3B	39th
2013	$43.7B	−$1.3B	41st
2009	$43.1B	−$10.5B	34th
2018	$42.8B	+$2.3B	41st
2006	$42.7B	+$14.1B	25th
2017	$40.5B	+$12.5B	42nd
2021	$40.5B	+$3.7B	47th
2024	$38.6B	+$6.6B	50th
2019	$38.3B	−$4.5B	47th
2020	$36.7B	−$1.6B	50th
2022	$35.6B	−$4.9B	49th
2025	$35.3B	−$3.3B	53rd
2014	$35.1B	−$8.6B	45th
2011	$33.7B	+$386.7M	44th
2010	$33.3B	−$9.8B	41st
2023	$32.0B	−$3.5B	53rd
2015	$29.0B	−$6.1B	45th
2005	$28.6B	+$11.4B	29th
2016	$28.0B	−$991.3M	48th
2004	$17.3B	+$9.8B	35th
2001	$10.6B	+$547.2M	42nd
1980	$10.6B	+$4.7B	18th
2000	$10.1B	+$4.4B	43rd
1997	$7.8B	+$3.5B	46th
2002	$7.6B	−$3.1B	52nd
2003	$7.4B	−$151.7M	54th
1998	$7.3B	−$482.7M	48th
1979	$5.9B	+$3.9B	24th
1974	$5.7B	+$5.1B	16th
1975	$5.7B	−$43.3M	15th
1999	$5.6B	−$1.6B	51st
1976	$5.3B	−$408.9M	16th
1991	$4.7B	+$549.2M	41st
1977	$4.3B	−$920.8M	22nd
1996	$4.3B	+$2.6B	52nd
1981	$4.2B	−$6.5B	33rd
1990	$4.1B	+$2.1B	43rd
1989	$2.0B	+$1.1B	49th
1978	$2.0B	−$2.3B	41st
1982	$1.9B	−$2.2B	46th
1985	$1.9B	+$217.8M	45th
1995	$1.7B	+$59.9M	66th
1984	$1.7B	+$422.1M	47th
1994	$1.6B	+$8.7M	64th
1993	$1.6B	+$444.4M	60th
1987	$1.5B	+$147.9M	53rd
1986	$1.3B	−$542.0M	52nd
1983	$1.3B	−$674.4M	51st
1992	$1.2B	−$3.5B	60th
1988	$933.0M	−$564.8M	59th
1973	$622.9M	+$232.1M	43rd
1971	$431.9M	+$208.4M	38th
1972	$390.7M	−$41.2M	43rd
1960	$343.0M	–	23rd
1961	$307.1M	−$35.9M	26th
1962	$289.0M	−$18.0M	26th
1965	$239.1M	+$11.0M	33rd
1964	$228.1M	+$18.0M	34th
1970	$223.5M	+$91.0M	43rd
1966	$215.4M	−$23.7M	37th
1963	$210.0M	−$79.0M	37th
1969	$132.5M	+$11.3M	52nd
1968	$121.2M	+$8.8M	52nd
1967	$112.4M	−$103.0M	49th

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