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Nigeria vs South Africa: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

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

In , Nigeria's Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) was 0.43, compared to South Africa's 0.58. That makes Nigeria's value 26.3% lower than South Africa's.

Nigeria

Rank #154 of 186 globally

Nigeria trend
Latest (2024)
0.43
Year-over-year
+11.5%
10-year change
-47.6%
Peak
2.90 (2009)
Trough
-0.03 (2022)

South Africa

Rank #150 of 186 globally

South Africa trend
Latest (2024)
0.58
Year-over-year
-42.6%
10-year change
-61.8%
Peak
9.68 (2021)
Trough
0.21 (2006)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS), CC BY 4.0.