Nigeria vs Tanzania: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Nigeria
16.86 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Tanzania
25.05 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
155th
Tanzania rank
152nd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Nigeria
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 25.05 BoP, current US$ 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'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 ranks 152nd of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Tanzania | 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 |
| 2020s | 8.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 21.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 13.16 BoP, current US$ per person | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Nigeria or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 25.05 BoP, current US$ 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$), per capita between Nigeria and Tanzania?
- 8.19 BoP, current US$ per person, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Tanzania rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 155th and Tanzania ranks 152nd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.