Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Nigeria: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita

Iran, Islamic Republic of
15.83 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Nigeria
16.86 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
157th
Nigeria rank
155th

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

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 16.86 BoP, current US$ per person against 15.83 BoP, current US$ per person in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 1.03 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Iran, Islamic Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 157th and Nigeria ranks 155th of 202 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iran, Islamic Republic of averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran, Islamic Republic of Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 8.37 BoP, current US$ per person 5.08 BoP, current US$ per person 3.29 BoP, current US$ per person Iran, Islamic Republic of
1980s -0.9151 BoP, current US$ per person 4.82 BoP, current US$ per person 5.74 BoP, current US$ per person Nigeria
1990s 0.0155 BoP, current US$ per person 7.5 BoP, current US$ per person 7.49 BoP, current US$ per person Nigeria
2000s 30.75 BoP, current US$ per person 27.12 BoP, current US$ per person 3.63 BoP, current US$ per person Iran, Islamic Republic of
2010s 39.31 BoP, current US$ per person 24.44 BoP, current US$ per person 14.87 BoP, current US$ per person Iran, Islamic Republic of
2020s 15.94 BoP, current US$ per person 8.12 BoP, current US$ per person 7.81 BoP, current US$ per person Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 16.86 BoP, current US$ per person against 15.83 BoP, current US$ per person in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Nigeria?
1.03 BoP, current US$ per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Nigeria?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Nigeria rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 157th and Nigeria ranks 155th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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

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.