General government gross debt as a percentage of GDP. Source: IMF Macro-Financial Indicators. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026.
| Period | Public Debt |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 34.6% |
| 2025 | 36.1% |
| 2024 | 39.3% |
| 2023 | 36.3% |
| 2022 | 29.8% |
| 2021 | 26.6% |
| 2020 | 25.7% |
| 2019 | 21.4% |
| 2018 | 20.4% |
| 2017 | 18% |
| 2016 | 17.4% |
| 2015 | 14.9% |
52 countries carry a recent general government debt as a share of GDP figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
164 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Nigeria, grouped by topic.