Nicaragua vs Nigeria: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Nicaragua
0.4%
in 2024
Nigeria
0.4%
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
86th
Nigeria rank
85th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Nicaragua
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 86th and Nigeria ranks 85th of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Nicaragua or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Nicaragua and Nigeria?
- 0.0%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Nigeria?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Nigeria rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Nicaragua ranks 86th 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.