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Nigeria vs South Africa: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , Nigeria's Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) was 1.08B, compared to South Africa's 2.33B. That makes Nigeria's value 53.6% lower than South Africa's.

Nigeria

Rank #97 of 195 globally

Nigeria trend
Latest (2024)
1.08B
Year-over-year
-42.3%
10-year change
-77.0%
Peak
8.84B (2011)
Trough
-186.79M (2022)

South Africa

Rank #68 of 195 globally

South Africa trend
Latest (2024)
2.33B
Year-over-year
-39.7%
10-year change
-59.8%
Peak
40.66B (2021)
Trough
623.29M (2006)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (BX.KLT.DINV.CD.WD), CC BY 4.0.