Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Nigeria
Nigeria: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Nigeria, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Nigeria stood at 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre.
The figure is up 180.3% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Nigeria peaked at 0.0117 million USD per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.001 million USD per square kilometre, in 2018.
Nigeria ranks 112th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0027 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0032 million USD per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0039 million USD per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0057 million USD per square kilometre | +46.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0079 million USD per square kilometre | +37.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0043 million USD per square kilometre | -45.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0073 million USD per square kilometre | +69.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0053 million USD per square kilometre | -26.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0039 million USD per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0037 million USD per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0037 million USD per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0036 million USD per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0052 million USD per square kilometre | +43.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0054 million USD per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0044 million USD per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0085 million USD per square kilometre | +92.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0066 million USD per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0075 million USD per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0089 million USD per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0117 million USD per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0071 million USD per square kilometre | -38.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0097 million USD per square kilometre | +36.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0072 million USD per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0054 million USD per square kilometre | -25.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0044 million USD per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0034 million USD per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0046 million USD per square kilometre | +35.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0035 million USD per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 2018 | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | -70.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0027 million USD per square kilometre | +170.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0044 million USD per square kilometre | +43.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | -74.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre | +180.3% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0048 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0027 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0079 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0066 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0036 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0117 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0049 million USD per square kilometre | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0097 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0029 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0044 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 109 Pakistan 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 110 Australia 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 111 Ukraine 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 113 Slovakia 0.0029 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 114 Myanmar 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 115 Namibia 0.0027 million USD per square kilometre 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0148 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 18.13 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.9704 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0108 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 13.24 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -17.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0107 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Nigeria?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Nigeria was 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0117 million USD per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 million USD per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Nigeria rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Nigeria ranks 112th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.