Kenya vs Nigeria: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Kenya
0.3%
in 2024
Nigeria
0.4%
in 2025
Kenya rank
88th
Nigeria rank
85th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Kenya
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Kenya, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 88th and Nigeria ranks 85th of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Kenya or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Kenya and Nigeria?
- 0.1%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Kenya ranks 88th 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.