Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Nigeria
Nigeria: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage was 13.9% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Nigeria, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2019, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Nigeria stood at 13.9%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.4% on the previous year and up 139.7% over five years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Nigeria peaked at 13.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
Nigeria ranks 96th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 4.1% | — |
| 2011 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +19.5% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | +18.4% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | +14.9% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | +41.0% |
| 2019 | 13.9% | +26.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 4.1% | 13.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More private sector data for Nigeria
- Merchandise trade 33.3% (2025)
- Food imports 11.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 46.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 41.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.0% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 3.5% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 55.47 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 233.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1907 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Nigeria?
- Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Nigeria was 13.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Nigeria rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
- Nigeria ranks 96th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.