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

Nigeria
16.86 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Tanzania, United Republic of
25.05 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
155th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
152nd

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

  • Nigeria
  • Tanzania, United Republic of
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How they compare

Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 25.05 BoP, current US$ per person against 16.86 BoP, current US$ per person in Nigeria, a difference of 8.19 BoP, current US$ per person.

That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.5 times Nigeria's.

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

Nigeria ranks 155th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 152nd of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Tanzania, United Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s 5.08 BoP, current US$ per person 0.2676 BoP, current US$ per person 4.81 BoP, current US$ per person Nigeria
1980s 4.82 BoP, current US$ per person 0.2414 BoP, current US$ per person 4.58 BoP, current US$ per person Nigeria
1990s 7.5 BoP, current US$ per person 3.75 BoP, current US$ per person 3.75 BoP, current US$ per person Nigeria
2000s 27.12 BoP, current US$ per person 16.25 BoP, current US$ per person 10.87 BoP, current US$ per person Nigeria
2010s 24.44 BoP, current US$ per person 27.54 BoP, current US$ per person 3.1 BoP, current US$ per person Tanzania, United Republic of
2020s 8.12 BoP, current US$ per person 21.29 BoP, current US$ per person 13.16 BoP, current US$ per person Tanzania, United 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$), per capita, Nigeria or Tanzania, United Republic of?
Tanzania, United Republic of, at 25.05 BoP, current US$ per person against 16.86 BoP, current US$ per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?
8.19 BoP, current US$ per person, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
Nigeria ranks 155th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 152nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.