Key Insight
The CBN financial statement data spans Nigerian monetary history from independence in 1960. The dramatic growth in external reserves from the 1970s reflects Nigeria's oil boom era. Annual surplus and income data provide a window into decades of central bank policy and performance.
External Reserves and Total Assets — 1960–2012
Nigeria's external reserves and CBN total assets over five decades — the long-run growth of the central bank's balance sheet before the more detailed modern records begin in 2005.
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External ReservesTotal Assets
Annual Surplus / Deficit
The CBN's yearly operating result — a deficit year means the bank spent more than it earned in that period.
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Green = surplus · Red = deficit · Source: CBN Annual Report
Annual Financial Statement Data
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