Argentina vs Nigeria: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Argentina
0.4%
in 2025
Nigeria
0.4%
in 2025
Argentina rank
83rd
Nigeria rank
85th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Argentina
- Nigeria
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nigeria ahead.
Argentina ranks 83rd and Nigeria ranks 85th of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | -0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Argentina |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Argentina |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Argentina or Nigeria?
- Argentina, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Argentina and Nigeria?
- 0.0%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Nigeria?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Nigeria rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Argentina ranks 83rd and Nigeria ranks 85th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.