Egypt vs Nigeria: Total reserves
Total reserves over time
- Egypt
- Nigeria
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 48.88 billion includes gold, current US$ against 46.02 billion includes gold, current US$ in Nigeria, a difference of 2.85 billion includes gold, current US$.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Egypt ranks 50th and Nigeria ranks 53rd of 181 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 201.26 million includes gold, current US$ | 219.76 million includes gold, current US$ | 18.50 million includes gold, current US$ | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 655.55 million includes gold, current US$ | 3.06 billion includes gold, current US$ | 2.40 billion includes gold, current US$ | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 1.98 billion includes gold, current US$ | 2.74 billion includes gold, current US$ | 753.85 million includes gold, current US$ | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 13.85 billion includes gold, current US$ | 4.01 billion includes gold, current US$ | 9.84 billion includes gold, current US$ | Egypt |
| 2000s | 22.07 billion includes gold, current US$ | 27.30 billion includes gold, current US$ | 5.23 billion includes gold, current US$ | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 26.51 billion includes gold, current US$ | 37.13 billion includes gold, current US$ | 10.62 billion includes gold, current US$ | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 39.63 billion includes gold, current US$ | 39.41 billion includes gold, current US$ | 226.43 million includes gold, current US$ | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves, Egypt or Nigeria?
- Egypt, at 48.88 billion includes gold, current US$ against 46.02 billion includes gold, current US$ in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves between Egypt and Nigeria?
- 2.85 billion includes gold, current US$, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for total reserves?
- Egypt ranks 50th and Nigeria ranks 53rd of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Total reserves (includes gold, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.