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Nigeria Foreign direct investment

The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2024-12-31

Latest · 20241.61B
Previous · 20231.87B
Highest · 20118.84B
Lowest · 1980-738.87M

Nigeria's foreign direct investment stands at 1.61B as of 2024-12-31, down from 1.87B in 2023. Historical data runs from 1970 to 2024 (55 observations).

Recent trend

In 2024, Nigeria's foreign direct investment was 1.61B, down from 1.87B in 2023.

In 2023, Nigeria's foreign direct investment was 1.87B, up from -186.79M in 2022.

In 2022, Nigeria's foreign direct investment was -186.79M, down from 3.31B in 2021.

In 2021, Nigeria's foreign direct investment was 3.31B, up from 2.39B in 2020.

In 2020, Nigeria's foreign direct investment was 2.39B, up from 2.31B in 2019.

Nigeria Foreign direct investment — historical data

YearValueChange
20241.61B-258.49M
20231.87B+2.06B
2022-186.79M-3.50B
20213.31B+927.93M
20202.39B+80.18M
20192.31B+1.53B
2018775.25M-1.64B
20172.41B-1.04B
20163.45B+389.09M
20153.06B-1.63B
20144.69B-869.03M
20135.56B-1.51B
20127.07B-1.77B
20118.84B+2.81B
20106.03B-2.53B
20098.56B+361.92M
20088.19B+2.16B
20076.04B+1.18B
20064.85B-128.18M
20054.98B+3.11B
20041.87B-131.29M
20032.01B+131.28M
20021.87B+683.45M
20011.19B+50.45M
20001.14B+135.25M
19991.00B+705.35M
1998299.57M-170.01M
1997469.58M-29.70M
1996499.28M+163.43M
1995335.84M-1.62B
19941.96B+613.85M
19931.35B+448.73M
1992896.64M+184.27M
1991712.37M+124.49M
1990587.88M-1.30B
19891.88B+1.51B
1988378.67M-231.88M
1987610.55M+417.34M
1986193.21M-292.37M
1985485.58M+296.42M
1984189.16M-175.27M
1983364.43M-66.18M
1982430.61M-111.72M
1981542.33M+1.28B
1980-738.87M-1.05B
1979309.60M+98.67M
1978210.93M-229.58M
1977440.51M+101.51M
1976339.00M-131.12M
1975470.12M+213.12M
1974257.00M-116.00M
1973373.00M+68.00M
1972305.00M+19.00M
1971286.00M+81.00M
1970205.00M

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Frequently asked questions

What is Nigeria's foreign direct investment?

Nigeria's foreign direct investment is 1.61B as of 2024-12-31, compared with 1.87B in 2023. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

What was the highest foreign direct investment in Nigeria?

The highest recorded value is 8.84B (2011); the lowest is -738.87M (1980), across data from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.