NBS reveals, Public debt stock rises to N97.34tr in Q4 2023

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Nigeria’s public debt stock rose from N87.91 trillion (114.35 billion dollars ) in the third quarter of 2023 to N97.34 trillion (108.23 billion dollars) in the fourth quarter of 2023.

This was disclosed by the National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday in its Nigerian Domestic and Foreign Debt Report for Q4 2023 released in Abuja.

The report stated that Nigeria’s public debt stock, which included external and domestic debt, grew by 10.73 percent every three month.

It also said that external debt stood at N38.22 trillion (42.50 billion dollars) in Q4 2023, while domestic debt was N59.12 trillion (65.73 billion dollars).

“However, the share of external debt to total public debt stood at 39.26 per cent in Q4 2023, while domestic debt was recorded at 60.74 per cent.’’

Following the breakdown by states, the bureau affirmed that Lagos State recorded the highest domestic debt of N1.05 trillion in Q4 2023, alongside Delta State with N373.41 billion.

According to the report showed, Jigawa recorded the lowest domestic debt at N42.76 billion, followed by Kebbi at N60.69 billion.

In addition, it stated that Lagos state recorded the highest external debt with 1.24 billion dollars , followed by Kaduna state with 587.07 million dollars.

“Borno recorded the lowest external debt with 20.49 million dollars, followed by Yobe with 21.49 million dollars,” the NBS stated.

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