Jordan vs Nigeria: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Jordan
4.68 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Nigeria
5 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Jordan rank
115th
Nigeria rank
114th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Jordan
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 5 BoP, current US$ per person against 4.68 BoP, current US$ per person in Jordan, a difference of 0.32 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nigeria ahead.
Jordan ranks 115th and Nigeria ranks 114th of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0232 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0232 BoP, current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.9086 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.8447 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0639 BoP, current US$ per person | Jordan |
| 1990s | -3.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.43 BoP, current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 3.69 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.67 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.01 BoP, current US$ per person | Jordan |
| 2010s | 2.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.93 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.47 BoP, current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 6.48 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.56 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.92 BoP, current US$ per person | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Jordan or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 5 BoP, current US$ per person against 4.68 BoP, current US$ per person in Jordan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Jordan and Nigeria?
- 0.32 BoP, current US$ per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Nigeria?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and Nigeria rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Jordan ranks 115th and Nigeria ranks 114th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.