How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?

25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as 15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia: 15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per capita

Nigeria

31.56 units per person

in 2025

Saudi Arabia

23.12 units per person

in 2025

Nigeria rank

63rd

Saudi Arabia rank

66th

15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per capita over time

Nigeria
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 31.56 units per person against 23.12 units per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 8.44 units per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Nigeria ranks 63rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 66th of 213 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.43 units per person	14.15 units per person	11.72 units per person	Saudi Arabia
2010s	9.67 units per person	19.14 units per person	9.46 units per person	Saudi Arabia
2020s	13.96 units per person	26.93 units per person	12.96 units per person	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher 15_debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per capita, Nigeria or Saudi Arabia?: Nigeria, at 31.56 units per person against 23.12 units per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
What is the difference in 15_debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per capita between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?: 8.44 units per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Saudi Arabia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Saudi Arabia rank globally for 15_debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per capita?: Nigeria ranks 63rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 66th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as 15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia: 15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per capita. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/15-debt-securities-held-by-nonresidents-total-short-term-per-capita/nigeria/saudi-arabia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/15-debt-securities-held-by-nonresidents-total-short-term-per-capita/nigeria/saudi-arabia/">Nigeria vs Saudi Arabia: 15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per capita</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: 15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 213 places, 5,293 data points, 2001–2025
Last refreshed: 22 September 2026

15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.