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
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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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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Unit
BoP, current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
239 places, 10,039 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.