Net primary income (Net income from abroad) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Net primary income (Net income from abroad) was -9.09 billion current US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
Net primary income (Net income from abroad) in Nigeria, 2008–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net primary income (net income from abroad) in Nigeria is -9.09 billion current US$, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 60.9% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net primary income (net income from abroad) in Nigeria peaked at -4.77 billion current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, -25.73 billion current US$, in 2013.
Nigeria ranks 178th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Net primary income (Net income from abroad) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -15.15 billion current US$ | — |
| 2009 | -14.56 billion current US$ | -3.9% |
| 2010 | -19.67 billion current US$ | +35.1% |
| 2011 | -22.97 billion current US$ | +16.8% |
| 2012 | -22.26 billion current US$ | -3.1% |
| 2013 | -25.73 billion current US$ | +15.6% |
| 2014 | -19.16 billion current US$ | -25.5% |
| 2015 | -12.71 billion current US$ | -33.7% |
| 2016 | -6.26 billion current US$ | -50.7% |
| 2017 | -8.35 billion current US$ | +33.3% |
| 2018 | -11.25 billion current US$ | +34.8% |
| 2019 | -9.16 billion current US$ | -18.6% |
| 2020 | -4.77 billion current US$ | -48.0% |
| 2021 | -8.58 billion current US$ | +80.1% |
| 2022 | -10.41 billion current US$ | +21.3% |
| 2023 | -10.94 billion current US$ | +5.1% |
| 2024 | -5.65 billion current US$ | -48.4% |
| 2025 | -9.09 billion current US$ | +60.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -14.86 billion current US$ | -15.15 billion current US$ | -14.56 billion current US$ | 2 |
| 2010s | -15.75 billion current US$ | -25.73 billion current US$ | -6.26 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | -8.24 billion current US$ | -10.94 billion current US$ | -4.77 billion current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 175 South Africa -8.19 billion current US$ compare
- 176 Israel -8.20 billion current US$ compare
- 177 United States -8.27 billion current US$ compare
- 179 Pakistan -9.10 billion current US$ compare
- 180 Costa Rica -9.28 billion current US$ compare
- 181 Czechia -11.10 billion current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Nigeria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.32 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 18.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1,483 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 1.82 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 3.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 1.88 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 2,302 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 3.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 761.88 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net primary income (net income from abroad) in Nigeria?
- Net primary income (net income from abroad) in Nigeria was -9.09 billion current US$ in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest net primary income (net income from abroad) recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was -4.77 billion current US$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest net primary income (net income from abroad) recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -25.73 billion current US$ in 2013.
- How does Nigeria rank for net primary income (net income from abroad)?
- Nigeria ranks 178th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net primary income (net income from abroad) rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net primary income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.