28_Cross-border dep. with BIS banks, nonbanks in Nigeria

Nigeria: 28_Cross-border dep. with BIS banks, nonbanks was 12.23 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
12.23 billion
Change on year
up 19.0%
World rank
56th
of 209 countries
All-time high
12.23 billion
in 2025
All-time low
2.55 billion
in 1997
Years of data
31
1995–2025

28_Cross-border dep. with BIS banks, nonbanks in Nigeria, 1995–2025

2.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B10.0B12.0B1995201020251995: 2.8B1996: 2.6B1997: 2.6B1998: 2.8B1999: 2.8B2000: 2.9B2001: 3.2B2002: 3.9B2003: 3.9B2004: 4.4B2005: 4.2B2006: 4.7B2007: 5.8B2008: 6.6B2009: 7.9B2010: 7.8B2011: 8.0B2012: 9.9B2013: 8.5B2014: 9.2B2015: 7.6B2016: 7.0B2017: 7.3B2018: 10.5B2019: 10.5B2020: 10.0B2021: 11.7B2022: 10.7B2023: 11.3B2024: 10.3B2025: 12.2B

Source: BIS.

Analysis

In 2025, 28_cross-border dep. with bis banks, nonbanks in Nigeria stood at 12.23 billion. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is up 19.0% on the previous year and up 61.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 28_cross-border dep. with bis banks, nonbanks in Nigeria peaked at 12.23 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.55 billion, in 1997.

That places Nigeria 56th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

28_Cross-border dep. with BIS banks, nonbanks in Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for 28_Cross-border dep. with BIS banks, nonbanks in Nigeria, 1995 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1995 2.83 billion —
1996 2.57 billion -9.2%
1997 2.55 billion -0.7%
1998 2.80 billion +9.6%
1999 2.77 billion -0.8%
2000 2.88 billion +3.7%
2001 3.19 billion +10.7%
2002 3.93 billion +23.3%
2003 3.86 billion -1.8%
2004 4.41 billion +14.3%
2005 4.25 billion -3.7%
2006 4.71 billion +11.0%
2007 5.77 billion +22.5%
2008 6.63 billion +14.9%
2009 7.86 billion +18.5%
2010 7.84 billion -0.2%
2011 8.03 billion +2.4%
2012 9.87 billion +22.9%
2013 8.50 billion -13.9%
2014 9.19 billion +8.1%
2015 7.56 billion -17.8%
2016 7.00 billion -7.3%
2017 7.30 billion +4.2%
2018 10.52 billion +44.2%
2019 10.48 billion -0.4%
2020 9.97 billion -4.9%
2021 11.70 billion +17.3%
2022 10.69 billion -8.6%
2023 11.26 billion +5.3%
2024 10.28 billion -8.7%
2025 12.23 billion +19.0%

Nigeria compared with similar countries

  • Nigeria's 12.23 billion is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.00 billion, 12.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Nigeria's 12.23 billion is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 703.63 million, 17.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.71 billion 2.55 billion 2.83 billion 5
2000s 4.75 billion 2.88 billion 7.86 billion 10
2010s 8.63 billion 7.00 billion 10.52 billion 10
2020s 11.02 billion 9.97 billion 12.23 billion 6

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 53 Angola 13.98 billion compare
  2. 54 Venezuela 12.86 billion compare
  3. 55 India 12.28 billion compare
  4. 57 Hungary 12.10 billion compare
  5. 58 Seychelles 11.96 billion compare
  6. 59 Kazakhstan 11.82 billion compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is 28_cross-border dep. with bis banks, nonbanks in Nigeria?
28_cross-border dep. with bis banks, nonbanks in Nigeria was 12.23 billion in 2025, according to BIS.
What is the highest 28_cross-border dep. with bis banks, nonbanks recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 12.23 billion in 2025.
What is the lowest 28_cross-border dep. with bis banks, nonbanks recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 2.55 billion in 1997.
How does Nigeria rank for 28_cross-border dep. with bis banks, nonbanks?
Nigeria ranks 56th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
Is 28_cross-border dep. with bis banks, nonbanks rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 61.9%. 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 28_Cross-border dep. with BIS banks, nonbanks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
28_Cross-border dep. with BIS banks, nonbanks
Source
BIS
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 6,311 data points, 1995–2025
Last refreshed

The data are derived from the BIS locational banking statistics. Deposits with BIS reporting banks are shown in BIS publications as banks' liabilities to their creditors.