Egypt vs Nigeria: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Egypt
5.88 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Nigeria
5 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Egypt rank
112th
Nigeria rank
114th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Egypt
- Nigeria
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 5.88 BoP, current US$ per person against 5 BoP, current US$ per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.88 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 112th and Nigeria ranks 114th of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2556 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0232 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2325 BoP, current US$ per person | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.2332 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.8447 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.6115 BoP, current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.6916 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.27 BoP, current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 4.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.67 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.65 BoP, current US$ per person | Egypt |
| 2010s | 4.07 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.93 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.8639 BoP, current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 3.83 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.034 BoP, current US$ per person | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Egypt or Nigeria?
- Egypt, at 5.88 BoP, current US$ per person against 5 BoP, current US$ per person in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Egypt and Nigeria?
- 0.88 BoP, current US$ per person, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Egypt ranks 112th and Nigeria ranks 114th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.