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Nigeria: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$)

1.19Bcurrent USD · 2025-17.3% since 2015

Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Annual figures for Nigeria from 1977 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (current USD)Note
20251,186,469,704.86
2024407,953,707.721
2023255,843,349.326
2022-67,063,088.272
20211,817,909,994.502
20201,473,332,437.301
2019285,318,845.899
2018565,569,111.653
2017310,830,719.001
2016335,464,994.197
20151,435,203,636.695
20141,614,294,500
20131,227,434,198.222
20121,530,123,712.346
2011816,759,862.41
2010911,719,866.468
20091,525,344,474.745
20081,051,265,239.837
2007867,680,640.351
2006319,618,789.755
200514,635,077.179
2004-260,755,094
2003167,321,367
2002172,161,495
200193,883,557
2000168,938,515
1999172,817,609
1998158,800,979
1997102,972,821
1996597,184,660
1995191,753,360
1994328,200,000
1993532,700,000
1992260,100,000
1991411,500,000
1990414,600,000
1989797,748,186.2
19885,060,999.9
1987-7,889,999.9
198614,411,000
19851,847,000
19841,500,999.9
1983861,000
1982-27,000,000
19818,224,999.9
19804,551,999.9
19794,966,826.779
19780
19770

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Published by World Bank, produced by International Monetary Fund, UN Conference on Trade and Development. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-foreign-direct-investment-net-outflows (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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