Nigeria’s public debt stock increased from N149.38 trillion (97.23 billion dollars) in the first quarter of 2025 to N152.39 trillion (99.65 billion dollars) in the second quarter of 2025.
The National Bureau of Statistics disclosed this in its Nigerian Domestic and Foreign Debt Report for Q2 2025, released in Abuja on Monday.
According to the report, Nigeria’s public debt stock, which includes external and domestic debts, grew by 2.01 per cent on a quarter-on-quarter basis.
It said external debt stood at N71.84 trillion (46.98 billion dollars), while domestic debt was N80.55 trillion (52.67 billion dollars) within the period.
The bureau added that the share of external debt to total public debt (in naira value) stood at 47.14 per cent in Q2 2025, while the share of domestic debt was 52.86 per cent.
In a breakdown by states, the NBS said Lagos State recorded the highest domestic debt of N1.04 trillion in Q2 2025, followed by Rivers State with N364.39 billion.
The report showed that Jigawa recorded the lowest domestic debt at N852.49 million, followed by Ondo State at N10.64 billion.
According to the NBS, Lagos State also recorded the highest external debt in Q2 2025 with 1.04 billion dollars, followed by Kaduna State with 658.70 million dollars.
“The Federal Capital Territory recorded the lowest external debt in Q2 2025 with 19.26 million dollars,” the report said.
(NAN)
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