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Nigeria Foreign Reserves

$46.02Bas of 2025Reported+13.9% vs 2024

Foreign Reserves is measured in current U.S. dollars. Changes in the NGN/USD exchange rate can affect the dollar value; this chart does not separate those effects.

Total reserves including gold, in current US dollars. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2025 · World Bank

History

most recent 12 periods · World Bank
PeriodForeign Reserves
2025$46.02B
2024$40.41B
2023$33.45B
2022$36.81B
2021$41.73B
2020$38.03B
2019$39.38B
2018$42.84B
2017$40.5B
2016$28.02B
2015$29.01B
2014$35.07B

Foreign Reserves across Africa

All 54 countries →
CountryForeign ReservesPeriod
Kenya$12.39B2025
South Africa$76.02B2025
Egypt$48.88B2025
Ghana$12.13B2025
Ethiopia$3.78B2024
Tanzania$5.05B2018

Foreign Reserves in every African country

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