Nigeria international reserves
Total reserves
$54.9B
Data for August 2026
1-month change
+6.5%
12-month change
+31.1%
High since 2000
$62.7B
September 2008
Monthly history (IMF)
$54.9 billion
August 2026+817.7% vs January 2000
Gross reserves in US dollars with gold at market value. Source: IMF, International Liquidity.
Composition
What the central bank holds its reserves in, as of August 2026.
- Foreign exchange$47.3B · 86.0%
- Gold$3.2B · 5.8%
- SDRs$4.3B · 7.8%
- IMF reserve position$240M · 0.4%
Gold
- Tonnes
- 22 t
- Market value
- $3.2B
- Share of reserves
- 5.8%
Tonnes of gold in reserves
21.5 t
August 2026+0.8% vs January 2000
In context
Reserves per person
US$ 231
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
18.9%
Months of imports covered
928.2
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.