Nigeria faces $6.4bn Eurobond repayment burden – World Bank

Nigeria is facing a $6.4 billion sovereign Eurobond repayment burden between 2024 and 2030, according to the World Bank's October 2026 Africa Economic Update. This ranking places Nigeria and Ghana jointly third among the largest repayment exposures in sub-Saharan Africa, behind South Africa. Overall, the World Bank estimates that sovereign Eurobond principal maturing across 13 sub-Saharan African countries during the same period totals about $43.6 billion.

Nigeria's $6.4 billion exposure accounts for about 14.7% of the region's total maturity burden, while South Africa, Ghana, and Nigeria together account for $24.6 billion, or around 56% of the $43.6 billion maturity wall.