Net Foreign Assets (Local Currency) fell 59.3% to NGN 3,785 bil in Nigeria in 2022

Net Foreign Assets (Local Currency) (NGN bil), 2022
Banking | Nigeria | September 1, 2025
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Net foreign assets fell 59.3% to NGN 3,785 bil in Nigeria in 2022, according to the National Central Bank.

Historically, net foreign assets in Nigeria reached an all time high of NGN 11,838 bil in 2018 and an all time low of NGN -4.36 bil in 1994.

Nigeria has been ranked 27th within the group of 146 countries we follow in terms of net foreign assets, 11 places below the position seen 10 years ago.

Net Foreign Assets (Local Currency) Unit 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Algeria DZD bil 9,316 7,429 6,321 5,994 8,119
Benin XOF bil 1,185 1,233 1,549 2,131 2,153
Burkina Faso XOF bil 1,442 1,508 1,989 2,634 1,974
Cameroon XAF bil 2,075 2,354 ... ... ... ... ...
Central African Republic XAF bil 76.3 90.2 90.3 72.3 15.2 ... ...
Chad XAF bil -199 -150 -146 -348 ... ... ...
Gabon XAF bil 794 481 ... ... ... ... ...
Libya LYD bil 119 118 102 343 385
Mali XOF bil 270 224 271 966 512
Niger XOF bil 322 641 566 698 702
Nigeria NGN bil 11,838 5,944 8,959 9,310 3,785 ... ...
Sudan SDG bil -223 -221 -453 -2,731 -3,959 ... ...
Togo XOF bil 560 732 982 1,093 1,080