What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Nigeria and Russian Federation?

0.0%, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Russian Federation?

34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.

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.

Nigeria vs Russian Federation: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP

Nigeria

0.4%

in 2025

Russian Federation

0.4%

in 2025

Nigeria rank

85th

Russian Federation rank

84th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time

Nigeria
Russian Federation

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 85th and Russian Federation ranks 84th of 189 countries.

Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Russian Federation	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.3%	0.4%	0.1%	Russian Federation
2000s	0.2%	2.3%	2.2%	Russian Federation
2010s	0.2%	2.4%	2.2%	Russian Federation
2020s	0.2%	0.7%	0.5%	Russian Federation

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 Russian Federation?: Russian Federation, 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 Russian Federation?: 0.0%, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Russian Federation?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Russian Federation rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?: Nigeria ranks 85th and Russian Federation ranks 84th 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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Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 189 places, 7,265 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.