Nigeria paid US$1.82 billion in external debt service in H1 2026
Federal Government payments fell 21.5% year on year; the June debt stock of US$54.52 billion is a separate balance measure.
- Publish date: 2026-10-13
- Category: Standards & Policy
- Original source: Nairametrics
- Reading time: 1 min read
Debt Management Office data reported by Nairametrics show Federal Government external debt-service payments of US$1.82 billion from January to June 2026, down 21.5% from US$2.32 billion in H1 2025. Interest rose 12.2% to US$1.11 billion; principal repayments were US$648.09 million, down 50.7% from US$1.31 billion; other charges and fees were US$61.75 million.
Commercial creditors received US$827.54 million (45.4%), multilateral creditors US$676.12 million (37.05%) and bilateral creditors US$321.14 million (17.6%); Eurobond investors received US$645.16 million. Separately, external debt stock was US$54.52 billion at June 2026, versus US$46.98 billion in June 2025.