Côte d'Ivoire vs Nigeria: Total government debt

Côte d'Ivoire
16.22 trillion current LCU
in 1998
Nigeria
4.34 trillion current LCU
in 2002
Côte d'Ivoire rank
4th
Nigeria rank
7th

Total government debt over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 16.22 trillion current LCU against 4.34 trillion current LCU in Nigeria, a difference of 11.87 trillion current LCU.

That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 3.7 times Nigeria's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Côte d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 44 countries.

Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total government debt, Côte d'Ivoire or Nigeria?
Côte d'Ivoire, at 16.22 trillion current LCU against 4.34 trillion current LCU in Nigeria as of 1998.
What is the difference in total government debt between Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria?
11.87 trillion current LCU, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria?
5 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 1998.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria rank globally for total government debt?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 7th of 44 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Total government debt (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total government debt (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
44 places, 1,020 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Data are in current local currency.