Overall budget balance, including grants in Nigeria

Nigeria: Overall budget balance, including grants was -63.00 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
-63.00 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 97.2%
World rank
32nd
of 51 countries
All-time high
1.30 trillion current LCU
in 2006
All-time low
-2.36 trillion current LCU
in 2009
Years of data
18
1994–2011

Overall budget balance, including grants in Nigeria, 1994–2011

-2.0T-1.0T01.0T1994200220111994: 23.5B current LCU1995: 195.4B current LCU1996: 257.8B current LCU1997: 30.0B current LCU1998: -264.1B current LCU1999: -241.0B current LCU2000: 292.6B current LCU2001: -176.0B current LCU2002: -297.0B current LCU2003: -94.9B current LCU2004: 734.9B current LCU2005: 1.2T current LCU2006: 1.3T current LCU2007: 95.0B current LCU2008: 1.2T current LCU2009: -2.4T current LCU2010: -2.3T current LCU2011: -63.0B current LCU

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

The most recent figure for overall budget balance, including grants in Nigeria is -63.00 billion current LCU, measured in 2011.

The figure is up 97.2% on the previous year and up 64.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, overall budget balance, including grants in Nigeria peaked at 1.30 trillion current LCU in 2006 and was at its lowest, -2.36 trillion current LCU, in 2009.

That places Nigeria 32nd out of 51 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 266.27 million current LCU -264.14 billion current LCU 257.76 billion current LCU 6
2000s 187.00 billion current LCU -2.36 trillion current LCU 1.30 trillion current LCU 10
2010s -1.17 trillion current LCU -2.29 trillion current LCU -63.00 billion current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 29 Morocco -33.67 billion current LCU compare
  2. 30 Togo -34.53 billion current LCU compare
  3. 31 Benin -53.77 billion current LCU compare
  4. 33 Burundi -89.67 billion current LCU compare
  5. 34 Kenya -111.66 billion current LCU compare
  6. 35 Egypt -131.58 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is overall budget balance, including grants in Nigeria?
Overall budget balance, including grants in Nigeria was -63.00 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 1.30 trillion current LCU in 2006.
What is the lowest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was -2.36 trillion current LCU in 2009.
How does Nigeria rank for overall budget balance, including grants?
Nigeria ranks 32nd out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
Is overall budget balance, including grants rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 64.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,403 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue and official grants received, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.