How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Nigeria?

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

New Zealand vs Nigeria: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP

New Zealand

1.4%

in 2025

Nigeria

1.4%

in 2025

New Zealand rank

132nd

Nigeria rank

130th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time

New Zealand
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1.4% against 1.4% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 21 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 132nd and Nigeria ranks 130th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.6%	1.6%	0.0%	Nigeria
1980s	0.9%	0.7%	0.2%	New Zealand
1990s	3.8%	1.1%	2.6%	New Zealand
2000s	1.0%	2.1%	1.1%	Nigeria
2010s	1.0%	1.0%	0.0%	Nigeria
2020s	2.0%	0.6%	1.5%	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, New Zealand or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 1.4% against 1.4% in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between New Zealand and Nigeria?: 0.0%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Nigeria?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and Nigeria rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?: New Zealand ranks 132nd and Nigeria ranks 130th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 9,280 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.