Nigeria vs Norway: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps

Nigeria
1.19 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Norway
1.11 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Nigeria rank
50th
Norway rank
51st

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time

  • Nigeria
  • Norway
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1.19 billion BoP, current US$ against 1.11 billion BoP, current US$ in Norway, a difference of 73.55 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Norway ahead.

Nigeria ranks 50th and Norway ranks 51st of 192 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Norway Difference Ahead
1970s 1.66 million BoP, current US$ 78.16 million BoP, current US$ 76.51 million BoP, current US$ Norway
1980s 79.93 million BoP, current US$ 778.51 million BoP, current US$ 698.58 million BoP, current US$ Norway
1990s 317.06 million BoP, current US$ 3.04 billion BoP, current US$ 2.72 billion BoP, current US$ Norway
2000s 412.01 million BoP, current US$ 15.43 billion BoP, current US$ 15.01 billion BoP, current US$ Norway
2010s 903.27 million BoP, current US$ 15.50 billion BoP, current US$ 14.60 billion BoP, current US$ Norway
2020s 845.74 million BoP, current US$ 11.37 billion BoP, current US$ 10.53 billion BoP, current US$ Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, Nigeria or Norway?
Nigeria, at 1.19 billion BoP, current US$ against 1.11 billion BoP, current US$ in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between Nigeria and Norway?
73.55 million BoP, current US$, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Norway?
49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Norway rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
Nigeria ranks 50th and Norway ranks 51st of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. 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 (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,166 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.