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Nigeria spends $1.12 billion on servicing foreign debts in Q1 2024

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Nigeria spends $1.12 billion on servicing foreign debts in Q1 2024

Nigeria has spent about $1.12 billion on foreign debt service payments in the first quarter of 2024, highlighting the growing burden of external debt on the nation’s finances.

Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) reveal that debt service payments have been steadily rising over the past few years. In Q1 2023, debt servicing stood at $801.36 million, but in Q1 2024, it shot up by 39.7% to $1.12 billion.

Breakdown of debt service spending

A monthly breakdown of the debt service payments reveals a fluctuating yet consistently high expenditure pattern.

  • Nigeria started 2024 with a significant debt servicing obligation of $560.52 million in January. This sum alone exceeded the entire debt servicing expenditure of January 2023 ($112.35 million) by nearly five times, underlining the mounting pressure of foreign debt repayments on the nation’s finances.
  • In February 2024, the debt servicing payments were somewhat moderated but remained substantial at $283.22 million. It is lower than January’s massive outflow, and February 2023’s debt servicing of $288.54 million.
  • March 2024 continued the trend but at a lower figure, with Nigeria expending $276.17 million on debt servicing. While this represented a slight decrease compared to February and far lesser decrease from March 2023’s $400.47 billion, it was still a notable expenditure, further burdening the country’s fiscal position.

Debt service gulps 70% of official dollar outflow

Nairametrics further observed that Nigeria spent about 70% of its dollar payments to service external debts between January and March 2024.

According to data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), out of the $1.61 billion in total outflows made during this period, a substantial amount of $1.12 billion was directed towards servicing external debt.

This figure represents a hefty slice of the nation’s financial resources and indicates a significant increase from the previous year when it was 49% in Q1 2023.

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What you should know

  • Nigeria’s foreign exchange (FX) reserves recently hit a one-month dip streak. The CBN governor, Yemi Cardoso, said that the decreasing reserves were primarily due to debt repayments and other standard financial obligations, rather than efforts to defend the naira.
  • In a statement, the World Bank expressed deep concern over the escalating debt service costs that are burdening developing countries worldwide. Indermit Gill, the World Bank’s Chief Economist, and Senior Vice President, emphasized the gravity of the situation, highlighting the potential for a widespread financial crisis if immediate and coordinated actions are not taken.
  • According to Gill, the combination of record-level debt and soaring interest rates has set many developing nations on a precarious path, one that could lead to economic distress and tough decisions regarding the allocation of resources.
  • Nairametrics earlier reported that Nigeria incurred a debt service of $3.5 billion for its external loans in 2023. This was a 55% increase from the $2.6 billion incurred in 2022 as debt service related payments for the country’s external debts.

Source: nairametrics
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