15th September, 2023
By Okeoghene Akubuike
Nigeria’s public debt stock increased from N49.85 trillion (108.30 billion dollars) in the first quarter of 2023 to N87.38 trillion (113.42 billion dollars) in the second quarter of 2023.
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said this on Friday in its Nigerian Domestic and Foreign Debt Report for Q2 2023, released in Abuja.
The report said Nigeria’s public debt stock, which included external and domestic debt, grew by 75.27 percent in Q2 of 2023.
It said that External debt stood at N33.25 trillion (43.16 billion dollars) in Q2 2023, while domestic debt was N54.13 trillion (70.26 billion dollars).
“However, the share of external debt to total public debt stood at 38.05 percent in Q2 2023, while domestic debt was recorded at 61.95 percent.’’
In a breakdown by state, the bureau said that Lagos State recorded the highest domestic debt of N996.44 billion in Q2 2023, followed by Delta at N465.40 billion.
The report showed Jigawa recorded the lowest domestic debt at N43.13 billion, followed by Kebbi at N60.94 billion.
In addition, it stated that Lagos State recorded the highest external debt with 1.26 billion dollars, followed by Kaduna State with 569.38 million dollars.
“Borno recorded the lowest external debt with 18.75 million dollars, followed by Taraba with 21.92 million dollars,” the NBS stated.
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