Nigeria vs Syrian Arab Republic: Foreign aid and investments received

Nigeria
5.36 billion millions of current united states dollars
in 2024
Syrian Arab Republic
8.16 billion millions of current united states dollars
in 2024
Nigeria rank
15th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
8th

Foreign aid and investments received over time

  • Nigeria
  • Syrian Arab Republic
-10.0B010.0B20.0B200020122024

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 8.16 billion millions of current united states dollars against 5.36 billion millions of current united states dollars in Nigeria, a difference of 2.80 billion millions of current united states dollars.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.5 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Nigeria ranks 15th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 8th of 155 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Syrian Arab Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
2000s 1.99 billion millions of current united states dollars 217.68 million millions of current united states dollars 1.77 billion millions of current united states dollars Nigeria
2010s 5.40 billion millions of current united states dollars 5.43 billion millions of current united states dollars 30.85 million millions of current united states dollars Syrian Arab Republic
2020s 4.71 billion millions of current united states dollars 8.84 billion millions of current united states dollars 4.14 billion millions of current united states dollars Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign aid and investments received, Nigeria or Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, at 8.16 billion millions of current united states dollars against 5.36 billion millions of current united states dollars in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign aid and investments received between Nigeria and Syrian Arab Republic?
2.80 billion millions of current united states dollars, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Syrian Arab Republic?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for foreign aid and investments received?
Nigeria ranks 15th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 8th of 155 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign aid and investments received. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign aid and investments received
Unit
millions of current united states dollars
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
155 places, 3,671 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Total assistance for development, by recipient countries (millions of current United States dollars).