New Zealand vs Nigeria: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
New Zealand
4.48 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Nigeria
5 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
New Zealand rank
116th
Nigeria rank
114th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 5 BoP, current US$ per person against 4.48 BoP, current US$ per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0.52 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 116th and Nigeria ranks 114th of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.4 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0232 BoP, current US$ per person | 17.38 BoP, current US$ per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 69.76 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.8447 BoP, current US$ per person | 68.91 BoP, current US$ per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 153.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.96 BoP, current US$ per person | 150.19 BoP, current US$ per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | -9.5 BoP, current US$ per person | 2.67 BoP, current US$ per person | 12.17 BoP, current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | -17.83 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.93 BoP, current US$ per person | 22.76 BoP, current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 36.73 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 32.93 BoP, current US$ per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, New Zealand or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 5 BoP, current US$ per person against 4.48 BoP, current US$ per person in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between New Zealand and Nigeria?
- 0.52 BoP, current US$ per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Nigeria?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Nigeria rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 116th and Nigeria ranks 114th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.