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Nigeria – FDI Inflows

Name: Nigeria FDI Inflows
Creator: World Bank
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Foreign direct investment net inflows as a share of GDP. Measures cross-border investment where a foreign entity acquires a lasting management interest (10%+ of voting stock). · World Bank

0.43% +0.04% from 2023 Global rank: 153rd · all-time high: 4.28% (1989)

Nigeria's fdi inflows was 0.43% in 2024, an increase of +0.04% from 0.38% in 2023. This ranked 153rd globally. The all-time high was 4.28% in 1989.

APA

Nigeria FDI Inflows. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 12, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/nigeria/fdi-inflows

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_nigeria_fdi-inflows,
  title = {Nigeria FDI Inflows},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/nigeria/fdi-inflows},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Nigeria FDI Inflows – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2027* trend	0.30%	–	–
2026* trend	0.31%	–	–
2025* trend	0.32%	–	–
2024	0.43%	+0.04%	153rd
2023	0.38%	+0.41%	161st
2022	-0.03%	−0.57%	177th
2021	0.54%	+0.15%	162nd
2020	0.40%	+0.05%	148th
2019	0.34%	+0.16%	172nd
2018	0.18%	−0.46%	170th
2017	0.64%	−0.21%	164th
2016	0.85%	+0.23%	154th
2015	0.62%	−0.20%	159th
2014	0.82%	−0.25%	158th
2013	1.07%	−0.45%	152nd
2012	1.52%	−0.61%	148th
2011	2.13%	+0.49%	124th
2010	1.64%	−1.26%	142nd
2009	2.90%	+0.49%	99th
2008	2.41%	+0.24%	138th
2007	2.17%	+0.13%	145th
2006	2.04%	−0.80%	136th
2005	2.84%	+1.46%	96th
2004	1.38%	−0.53%	126th
2003	1.91%	−0.06%	106th
2002	1.97%	+0.35%	107th
2001	1.62%	−0.03%	111th
2000	1.65%	−0.05%	116th
1999	1.70%	+1.56%	107th
1998	0.14%	−0.10%	163rd
1997	0.23%	−0.04%	157th
1996	0.27%	+0.03%	148th
1995	0.24%	−2.20%	142nd
1994	2.44%	+0.06%	46th
1993	2.37%	+0.65%	36th
1992	1.72%	+0.53%	46th
1991	1.20%	+0.11%	56th
1990	1.09%	−3.19%	59th
1989	4.28%	+3.52%	15th
1988	0.76%	−0.40%	59th
1987	1.16%	+0.81%	46th
1986	0.35%	−0.31%	78th
1985	0.66%	+0.40%	56th
1984	0.26%	−0.12%	80th
1983	0.38%	+0.07%	64th
1982	0.30%	−0.03%	74th
1981	0.33%	+1.48%	77th
1980	-1.15%	−1.81%	134th
1979	0.66%	+0.08%	60th
1978	0.58%	−0.64%	59th
1977	1.22%	+0.29%	31st
1976	0.93%	−0.76%	42nd
1975	1.69%	+0.66%	31st
1974	1.03%	−1.43%	41st
1973	2.46%	−0.02%	15th
1972	2.48%	−0.63%	15th
1971	3.11%	+1.48%	16th
1970	1.63%	–	32nd

Show all years (1970–2024)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +20.5% GDP growth 4.1% C/A balance 6.8%

This pattern occurred 682 times in history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Nigeria matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2024. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw fdi inflows improve within 24 months. View full analysis →