How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?

48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Nigeria: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Kenya

0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Nigeria

0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Kenya rank

90th

Nigeria rank

87th

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time

Kenya
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kenya, a difference of 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 90th and Nigeria ranks 87th of 191 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Kenya
1980s	0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Nigeria
1990s	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Nigeria
2000s	0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Nigeria
2010s	0.0017 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Nigeria
2020s	0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Kenya or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Kenya and Nigeria?: 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?: Kenya ranks 90th and Nigeria ranks 87th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 11 September 2026

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.