Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled

Ethiopia
4.02 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Nigeria
4.01 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
49th
Nigeria rank
51st

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 4.02 billion BoP, current US$ against 4.01 billion BoP, current US$ in Nigeria, a difference of 16.40 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nigeria ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 49th and Nigeria ranks 51st of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 1.95 million BoP, current US$ 320.35 million BoP, current US$ 318.40 million BoP, current US$ Nigeria
1980s 0 BoP, current US$ 433.99 million BoP, current US$ 433.99 million BoP, current US$ Nigeria
1990s 69.41 million BoP, current US$ 811.07 million BoP, current US$ 741.66 million BoP, current US$ Nigeria
2000s 311.15 million BoP, current US$ 4.07 billion BoP, current US$ 3.76 billion BoP, current US$ Nigeria
2010s 2.11 billion BoP, current US$ 4.42 billion BoP, current US$ 2.31 billion BoP, current US$ Nigeria
2020s 3.52 billion BoP, current US$ 1.80 billion BoP, current US$ 1.72 billion BoP, current US$ Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Ethiopia or Nigeria?
Ethiopia, at 4.02 billion BoP, current US$ against 4.01 billion BoP, current US$ in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
16.40 million BoP, current US$, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
Ethiopia ranks 49th and Nigeria ranks 51st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. 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$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,316 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.