Foreign direct investment outflows in Nigeria in 2025 — 1,186,469,705 US$. Ranked 36 in the world out of 91.
1977–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nigeria
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.19B | +779M | +190.83% |
| 2024 | 408M | +152M | +59.45% |
| 2023 | 256M | +323M | +481.5% |
| 2022 | -67.06M | −1.88B | −103.69% |
| 2021 | 1.82B | +345M | +23.39% |
| 2020 | 1.47B | +1.19B | +416.38% |
| 2019 | 285M | −280M | −49.55% |
| 2018 | 566M | +255M | +81.95% |
| 2017 | 311M | −24.63M | −7.34% |
| 2016 | 335M | −1.1B | −76.63% |
| 2015 | 1.44B | −179M | −11.09% |
| 2014 | 1.61B | +387M | +31.52% |
| 2013 | 1.23B | −303M | −19.78% |
| 2012 | 1.53B | +713M | +87.34% |
| 2011 | 817M | −94.96M | −10.42% |
| 2010 | 912M | −614M | −40.23% |
| 2009 | 1.53B | +474M | +45.1% |
| 2008 | 1.05B | +184M | +21.16% |
| 2007 | 868M | +548M | +171.47% |
| 2006 | 320M | +305M | +2,083.92% |
| 2005 | 14.64M | +275M | +105.61% |
| 2004 | -261M | −428M | −255.84% |
| 2003 | 167M | −4.84M | −2.81% |
| 2002 | 172M | +78.28M | +83.38% |
| 2001 | 93.88M | −75.05M | −44.43% |
| 2000 | 169M | −3.88M | −2.24% |
| 1999 | 173M | +14.02M | +8.83% |
| 1998 | 159M | +55.83M | +54.22% |
| 1997 | 103M | −494M | −82.76% |
| 1996 | 597M | +405M | +211.43% |
| 1995 | 192M | −136M | −41.57% |
| 1994 | 328M | −205M | −38.39% |
| 1993 | 533M | +273M | +104.81% |
| 1992 | 260M | −151M | −36.79% |
| 1991 | 412M | −3.1M | −0.75% |
| 1990 | 415M | −383M | −48.03% |
| 1989 | 798M | +793M | +15,662.66% |
| 1988 | 5.06M | +12.95M | +164.14% |
| 1987 | -7.89M | −22.3M | −154.75% |
| 1986 | 14.41M | +12.56M | +680.24% |
| 1985 | 1.85M | +346,000 | +23.05% |
| 1984 | 1.5M | +640,000 | +74.33% |
| 1983 | 861,000 | +27.86M | +103.19% |
| 1982 | -27M | −35.22M | −428.27% |
| 1981 | 8.22M | +3.67M | +80.69% |
| 1980 | 4.55M | −414,827 | −8.35% |
| 1979 | 4.97M | +4.97M | — |
| 1978 | 0 | +0 | — |
| 1977 | 0 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.
Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
How much direct investment from abroad comes into a country in a year.
Finance Current account balanceThe balance of a country's external transactions as a percent of GDP: surplus or deficit.
Economy GDPGross domestic product in current US dollars — the size of a country's economy.
Business FDI inflows (% of GDP)Inflows of direct investment relative to the size of the economy.
Business Stock market capitalization (% of GDP)The value of a country's listed companies as a percent of GDP.
Business Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP)The annual turnover in shares as a percent of GDP — the liquidity of the market.
