What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Nigeria?

0.3 BoP, current US$ per person, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Nigeria?

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

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Nigeria: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

16.56 BoP, current US$ per person

in 2025

Nigeria

16.86 BoP, current US$ per person

in 2025

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

156th

Nigeria rank

155th

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

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 16.86 BoP, current US$ per person against 16.56 BoP, current US$ per person in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 0.3 BoP, current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 156th and Nigeria ranks 155th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Congo, Democratic Republic of the averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2.49 BoP, current US$ per person	5.08 BoP, current US$ per person	2.59 BoP, current US$ per person	Nigeria
1980s	-0.0667 BoP, current US$ per person	4.82 BoP, current US$ per person	4.89 BoP, current US$ per person	Nigeria
1990s	0.0653 BoP, current US$ per person	7.5 BoP, current US$ per person	7.44 BoP, current US$ per person	Nigeria
2000s	8.09 BoP, current US$ per person	27.12 BoP, current US$ per person	19.03 BoP, current US$ per person	Nigeria
2010s	21.12 BoP, current US$ per person	24.44 BoP, current US$ per person	3.32 BoP, current US$ per person	Nigeria
2020s	18.66 BoP, current US$ per person	9.58 BoP, current US$ per person	9.08 BoP, current US$ per person	Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 16.86 BoP, current US$ per person against 16.56 BoP, current US$ per person in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Nigeria?: 0.3 BoP, current US$ per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Nigeria?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Nigeria rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 156th and Nigeria ranks 155th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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$), per capita
Unit: BoP, current US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 249 places, 12,254 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 11 September 2026

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.