10_Insured export credit exposures, short term in Nigeria

Nigeria: 10_Insured export credit exposures, short term was 2.93 billion BU in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
2.93 billion BU
Change on year
up 12.5%
World rank
78th
of 212 countries
All-time high
2.93 billion BU
in 2025
All-time low
295.00 million BU
in 2005
Years of data
21
2005–2025

10_Insured export credit exposures, short term in Nigeria, 2005–2025

01.0B2.0B3.0B2005201520252005: 295.0M BU2006: 494.0M BU2007: 669.0M BU2008: 1.0B BU2009: 1.0B BU2010: 944.0M BU2011: 1.3B BU2012: 1.4B BU2013: 1.4B BU2014: 1.6B BU2015: 1.3B BU2016: 1.6B BU2017: 1.4B BU2018: 1.4B BU2019: 1.9B BU2020: 2.5B BU2021: 2.6B BU2022: 2.8B BU2023: 2.7B BU2024: 2.6B BU2025: 2.9B BU

Source: BIS. Measured in BU.

Analysis

The most recent figure for 10_insured export credit exposures, short term in Nigeria is 2.93 billion BU, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 126.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 10_insured export credit exposures, short term in Nigeria peaked at 2.93 billion BU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 295.00 million BU, in 2005.

Nigeria ranks 78th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

10_Insured export credit exposures, short term in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for 10_Insured export credit exposures, short term (BU) in Nigeria, 2005 to 2025.
Year BU Change
2005 295.00 million BU —
2006 494.00 million BU +67.5%
2007 669.00 million BU +35.4%
2008 1.04 billion BU +55.2%
2009 1.01 billion BU -2.3%
2010 944.00 million BU -6.9%
2011 1.31 billion BU +38.5%
2012 1.36 billion BU +3.8%
2013 1.43 billion BU +5.2%
2014 1.55 billion BU +8.8%
2015 1.30 billion BU -16.5%
2016 1.64 billion BU +26.9%
2017 1.36 billion BU -17.2%
2018 1.42 billion BU +4.0%
2019 1.86 billion BU +31.3%
2020 2.47 billion BU +32.9%
2021 2.60 billion BU +5.1%
2022 2.76 billion BU +6.2%
2023 2.65 billion BU -3.7%
2024 2.60 billion BU -1.9%
2025 2.93 billion BU +12.5%

Nigeria compared with similar countries

  • Nigeria's 2.93 billion BU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 481.00 million BU, 6.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Nigeria's 2.93 billion BU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 307.50 million BU, 9.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 702.00 million BU 295.00 million BU 1.04 billion BU 5
2010s 1.42 billion BU 944.00 million BU 1.86 billion BU 10
2020s 2.67 billion BU 2.47 billion BU 2.93 billion BU 6

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 75 Kazakhstan 3.09 billion BU compare
  2. 76 Tunisia 3.05 billion BU compare
  3. 77 Cape Verde 2.94 billion BU compare
  4. 79 Kenya 2.62 billion BU compare
  5. 80 Cote d'Ivoire 2.35 billion BU compare
  6. 81 Mauritius 2.14 billion BU compare

See the full ranking of 212 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is 10_insured export credit exposures, short term in Nigeria?
10_insured export credit exposures, short term in Nigeria was 2.93 billion BU in 2025, according to BIS.
What is the highest 10_insured export credit exposures, short term recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 2.93 billion BU in 2025.
What is the lowest 10_insured export credit exposures, short term recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 295.00 million BU in 2005.
How does Nigeria rank for 10_insured export credit exposures, short term?
Nigeria ranks 78th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
Is 10_insured export credit exposures, short term rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 126.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nigeria data come from?
The figures come from BIS, published as part of 10_Insured export credit exposures, short term (BU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
10_Insured export credit exposures, short term (BU)
Unit
BU
Source
BIS
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
212 places, 4,414 data points, 2005–2025
Last refreshed

ST refers to insured export credits with credit terms up to and including 12 months, except for transactions involving an insured manufacturing (pre-credit) risk with a risk period of more than 12 months, which are classified as medium/long-term (MLT).