Nigeria vs Viet Nam: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Nigeria
5 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Viet Nam
5.94 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
114th
Viet Nam rank
111th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Nigeria
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports 5.94 BoP, current US$ per person against 5 BoP, current US$ per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.94 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Nigeria ranks 114th and Viet Nam ranks 111th of 192 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Viet Nam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.67 BoP, current US$ per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 4.93 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.73 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.8 BoP, current US$ per person | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | 3.56 BoP, current US$ per person | 4.88 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.33 BoP, current US$ per person | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Nigeria or Viet Nam?
- Viet Nam, at 5.94 BoP, current US$ per person against 5 BoP, current US$ per person in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Nigeria and Viet Nam?
- 0.94 BoP, current US$ per person, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Viet Nam?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Viet Nam rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 114th and Viet Nam ranks 111th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.