Nigeria vs Peru: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Nigeria
0.4%
in 2025
Peru
0.4%
in 2025
Nigeria rank
85th
Peru rank
82nd
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Nigeria
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Peru ahead.
Nigeria ranks 85th and Peru ranks 82nd of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 4 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Nigeria or Peru?
- Peru, 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 Nigeria and Peru?
- 0.0%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Peru?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Peru rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Nigeria ranks 85th and Peru ranks 82nd 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.