Nigeria - Borrowed Any Money (% age 15+) 78.9
World Bank Global Findex · updated 2026-10-03 · 164 economies tracked
Global rank
##6 of 164 economies
Share of global total
1.3%
Ranking Race — Borrowed Any Money (% age 15+)
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
NigeriaUgandaSierra LeoneKenyaSenegal
Real annual global ranks, 2014 - 2024. Nigeria climbed from #89 to #6 (overtook Burkina Faso). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for Nigeria ↓Key Events — Nigeria
Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
2016Oil price recession curatedFirst recession in 25 years as crude prices collapse.
2017Fell 21 places in global rank auto
2020COVID-19 oil shock curatedDual pandemic and oil shock push GDP down.
2021Overtook Burkina Faso in global rank auto
2021Climbed 65 places in global rank auto
2023Fuel subsidy removal curatedPetrol subsidy cut and currency reforms spark inflation.
Borrowed Any Money (% age 15+), 2014-2024
World Bank Global Findex · % age 15+ · linear scale · ranking in the race above
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