Foreign Direct Investment in Nigeria increased by 250 USD Million in the first quarter of 2025. This dataset provides - Nigeria Foreign Direct Investment - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Key information about Nigeria Foreign Direct Investment

• Nigeria Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 246.9 USD mn in Mar 2025, compared with an increase of 307.8 USD mn in the previous quarter.
• Nigeria Foreign Direct Investment: USD mn net flows data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2014 to Mar 2025.
• The data reached an all-time high of 1.6 USD bn in Jun 2021 and a record low of -558.5 USD mn in Dec 2022.

Related information about Nigeria Foreign Direct Investment

• In the latest reports of Nigeria, Current Account recorded a surplus of 3.7 USD bn in Mar 2025.
• Nigeria Direct Investment Abroad fell by 551.1 USD mn in Mar 2025.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 5.0 USD bn in Mar 2025.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 63.8 USD bn in Jun 2025.

The net inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI) as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) in Niger stood at 1.03 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. Between 1970 and 2023, the share rose by 1.02 billion U.S. dollars, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

Key information about Nigeria Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

• Nigeria Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 0.4 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Mar 2025, compared with a growth equal to 0.5 % in the previous quarter.
• Nigeria Foreign Direct Investment: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2010 to Mar 2025.
• The data reached an all-time high of 2.5 % in Dec 2012 and a record low -0.5 % in Mar 2024.

CEIC calculates Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Foreign Direct Investment and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Central Bank of Nigeria provides Foreign Direct Investment in USD. The National Bureau of Statistics provides Nominal GDP in local currency, at basic prices. The Central Bank of Nigeria average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Foreign Direct Investment prior to Q1 2014 is based on BPM5.


Related information about Nigeria Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

• In the latest reports of Nigeria, Current Account recorded a surplus of 3.7 USD bn in Mar 2025.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 246.9 USD mn in Mar 2025.
• Nigeria Direct Investment Abroad fell by 551.1 USD mn in Mar 2025.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 5.0 USD bn in Mar 2025.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 63.8 USD bn in Jun 2025.

Between April and June 2023, the flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Nigeria amounted to some ***** million U.S. dollars. Compared to the previous quarter, this value experienced a increase. For instance, as of *******, FDI in the country stood at around **** million U.S. dollars.

Monthly and long-term Nigeria Foreign Direct Investment data: historical series and analyst forecasts curated by FocusEconomics.

Actual value and historical data chart for Nigeria Foreign Direct Investment Net Inflows Percent Of GDP

China (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Utilized: Africa: Nigeria data was reported at 6.250 USD mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.870 USD mn for 2016. China (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Utilized: Africa: Nigeria data is updated yearly, averaging 5.625 USD mn from Dec 1992 (Median) to 2017, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 55.040 USD mn in 2008 and a record low of 0.020 USD mn in 1997. China (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Utilized: Africa: Nigeria data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Commerce. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Investment – Table CN.OA: Foreign Direct Investment: Capital Utilized: by Country.

Actual value and historical data chart for Nigeria Foreign Direct Investment Net Outflows Bop Current Us$

Actual value and historical data chart for Nigeria Foreign Direct Investment Net Inflows Bop Us Dollar

India Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Nigeria data was reported at 55.980 INR mn in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 9.900 INR mn for 2017. India Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Nigeria data is updated yearly, averaging 16.680 INR mn from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2018, with 19 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 150.670 INR mn in 2011 and a record low of 0.000 INR mn in 2000. India Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Nigeria data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion. The data is categorized under Global Database’s India – Table IN.OA022: Foreign Direct Investment: Inflow: Annual: by Country.

Nigeria: Foreign Direct Investment, billion USD: The latest value from 2024 is 1.08 billion U.S. dollars, a decline from 1.87 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 7.99 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 183 countries. Historically, the average for Nigeria from 1970 to 2024 is 1.98 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, -0.74 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1980 while the maximum of 8.84 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2011.

Historical dataset showing Nigeria foreign direct investment by year from 1970 to 2023.

United Kingdom (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Outward: Africa: Nigeria data was reported at 553.000 GBP mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3,182.000 GBP mn for 2015. United Kingdom (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Outward: Africa: Nigeria data is updated yearly, averaging 397.500 GBP mn from Dec 2007 (Median) to 2016, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,182.000 GBP mn in 2015 and a record low of -940.000 GBP mn in 2013. United Kingdom (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Outward: Africa: Nigeria data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office for National Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.O008: BPM6: Foreign Direct Investment: Outward: By Region.

As of 2020, foreign direct investment (FDI) outflows from Nigeria achieved a negative value of nearly 338 million U.S. dollars. The value considerably decreased compared to the previous years under study. In 2014, over 1.6 billion U.S. dollars in direct investment equity from the country were registered, the highest value since 2010.

Australia Foreign Direct Investment Position: Outward: % of Total (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Total: Nigeria data was reported at 0.000 % in 2023. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 % for 2022. Australia Foreign Direct Investment Position: Outward: % of Total (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Total: Nigeria data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 % from Dec 2019 (Median) to 2023, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.000 % in 2023 and a record low of 0.000 % in 2023. Australia Foreign Direct Investment Position: Outward: % of Total (FDI) Foreign Direct Investment: Total: Nigeria data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.OECD.FDI: Foreign Direct Investment: % of Total FDI: by Region and Country: OECD Member: Annual. Reverse investment: Netting of reverse investment in equity (when a direct investment enterprise acquires less than 10% equity ownership in its parent) and reverse investment in debt (when a direct investment enterprise extends a loan to its parent) is applied in the recording of total inward and outward FDI transactions and positions. Treatment of debt transactions and positions between fellow enterprises: directional basis according to the residency of the direct investor. FDI transactions and positions by partner country and by industry include resident Special Purpose Entities (SPEs), but they are not significant. Valuation method used for listed inward and outward equity positions: Market value, Recent transaction price, Net asset value excluding goodwill and intangibles, Other. Valuation method used for unlisted inward and outward equity positions: Recent transaction price, Net asset value excluding goodwill and intangibles, Other . Valuation method used for inward and outward debt positions: Nominal value; FDI statistics are available by geographic allocation, vis-à-vis single partner countries worldwide and geographical and economic zones aggregates. Partner country allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Geographic allocation of inward and outward FDI transactions and positions is according to the immediate counterparty. Intercompany debt between related financial intermediaries, including permanent debt, are excluded from FDI transactions and positions. Direct investment relationships are identified according to the criteria of the Framework for Direct Investment Relationships (FDIR) method. Debt between fellow enterprises are completely covered. Collective investment institutions are covered as direct investment enterprises. Non-profit institutions serving households are covered as direct investors. FDI statistics are available by industry sectors according to ISIC4 classification. Industry sector allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Inward FDI transactions and positions are allocated to the activity of the resident direct investment enterprise. Outward FDI transactions are allocated according to the activity of the non resident direct investment enterprise. Outward FDI positions are allocated according to the activity of the non resident direct investment enterprise. Statistical unit: Local Enterprise Group.

Nigeria: Percent of world Foreign Direct Investment: The latest value from 2023 is 0.2 percent, an increase from -0.01 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 0.54 percent, based on data from 185 countries. Historically, the average for Nigeria from 1993 to 2023 is 0.23 percent. The minimum value, -0.01 percent, was reached in 2022 while the maximum of 0.71 percent was recorded in 1994.

Key information about Nigeria Direct Investment Abroad

• Nigeria Direct Investment Abroad fell by 551.1 USD mn in Mar 2025, compared with a growth of 256.2 USD mn in the previous quarter.
• Nigeria Direct Investment Abroad: USD mn data is updated quarterly.
• It is available from Mar 2008 to Mar 2025 and averaged -42.0 USD mn throughout the period.
• The data reached an all-time high of 1.8 USD bn in Dec 1990 and a record low of -8.7 USD bn in Dec 2011.

The Central Bank of Nigeria provides quarterly Direct Investment Abroad in USD. Direct Investment Abroad prior to Q1 2014 is based on BPM5.


Key information about Nigeria Direct Investment Abroad

• In the latest reports of Nigeria, Current Account recorded a surplus of 3.7 USD bn in Mar 2025.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 246.9 USD mn in Mar 2025.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 5.0 USD bn in Mar 2025.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 63.8 USD bn in Jun 2025.

In 2024, the total stock of foreign direct investments (FDI) from China in Nigeria amounted to around **** billion U.S. dollars. This was an increase from **** billion U.S. dollars in the previous year.

This statistic depicts the volume of foreign direct investments (FDI) from China to Nigeria between 2013 and 2023. In 2023, about ****** million U.S. dollars worth of direct investments from China had been made in Nigeria.