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Nigeria Spends $817.4m on Debt Servicing in Q1 2025

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  • Nigeria spent $817.4 million (approximately N1.26 trillion) on debt servicing in the first two months of 2025.

  • This represents a 3.12% decline compared to the same period in 2024, according to data from the Central Bank of Nigeria.

    The country’s foreign trade in Letters of Credit payments also fell by 0.55% Year-on-Year to $160 million in the first two months of 2025.

Nigeria spent $817.4 million (approximately N1.26 trillion) on debt servicing in the first two months of 2025, representing a 3.12% decline compared to the same period in 2024.

According to data from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s International Payments Report, the government spent $540.7 million in January 2025 and $276.7 million in February 2025 on debt servicing.

The country’s total debt service payments for 2024 stood at $3.81 billion (about N5.9 trillion).

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This comes as the Federal Government unveiled its largest national budget in 65 years, with a record-breaking N54.99 trillion proposed spending, representing a 56.89% increase from the N35.05 trillion budgeted in 2024.

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President Bola Tinubu described the budget as the “Budget of Restoration,” aimed at stabilizing the economy and driving growth.

The budget allocates N16.3 trillion for debt servicing, a 95% increase from N8.25 trillion budgeted in 2024.

Additionally, Nigeria’s foreign trade in Letters of Credit payments fell by 0.55% Year-on-Year to $160 million in the first two months of 2025.

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