Nigeria vs Post-demographic dividend: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual

Nigeria
148.16 % change on previous year
in 2025
Post-demographic dividend
-12.82 % change on previous year
in 2025
Nigeria rank
15th
Post-demographic dividend rank
18th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time

  • Nigeria
  • Post-demographic dividend
-400-2000200400197119982025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 148.16 % change on previous year against -12.82 % change on previous year in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 160.98 % change on previous year.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 11.6 times Post-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 32 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 15th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 18th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Post-demographic dividend in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Post-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 13 % change on previous year 18.3 % change on previous year 5.3 % change on previous year Post-demographic dividend
1980s 42.28 % change on previous year 24.5 % change on previous year 17.78 % change on previous year Nigeria
1990s 23.3 % change on previous year 22.72 % change on previous year 0.578 % change on previous year Nigeria
2000s 30.36 % change on previous year 6.62 % change on previous year 23.74 % change on previous year Nigeria
2010s 3.75 % change on previous year 27.49 % change on previous year 23.74 % change on previous year Post-demographic dividend
2020s 14.22 % change on previous year 32.38 % change on previous year 18.16 % change on previous year Post-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, Nigeria or Post-demographic dividend?
Nigeria, at 148.16 % change on previous year against -12.82 % change on previous year in Post-demographic dividend as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Nigeria and Post-demographic dividend?
160.98 % change on previous year, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Post-demographic dividend?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
Nigeria ranks 15th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 18th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. 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 (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 11,445 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.