Nigeria Foreign Portfolio Investment

2008 - 2025 | Quarterly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Nigeria Foreign Portfolio Investment

  • Nigeria Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 2.512 USD bn in Sep 2025, compared with an increase of 5.282 USD bn in the previous quarter.
  • Nigeria Foreign Portfolio Investment: USD mn data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2008 to Sep 2025.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 9.111 USD bn in Mar 2019 and a record low of -6.105 USD bn in Sep 2018.

The Central Bank of Nigeria provides quarterly Foreign Portfolio Investment in USD. Foreign Portfolio Investment prior to Q1 2014 is based on BPM5.


Related information about Nigeria Foreign Portfolio Investment

  • In the latest reports of Nigeria, Current Account recorded a surplus of 3.416 USD bn in Sep 2025.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 718.369 USD mn in Sep 2025.
  • Nigeria Direct Investment Abroad fell by 164.413 USD mn in Sep 2025.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 63.773 USD bn in Jun 2025.

View Nigeria's Foreign Portfolio Investment from Mar 2008 to Sep 2025 in the chart:

Nigeria Foreign Portfolio Investment

What was Nigeria's Foreign Portfolio Investment in Sep 2025?

Nigeria Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 2.512 USD bn in Sep 2025, compared with an increase of 5.282 USD bn in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
2,512.415 Sep 2025 5,282.418 Jun 2025 -6,105.134 Sep 2018 9,111.152 Mar 2019 USD mn quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025

Foreign Portfolio Investment by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) -23.990 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Argentina (USD mn) -2,654.552 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Armenia (USD mn) 54.048 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Australia (USD mn) 34,622.331 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 1988 - Dec 2025
Austria (USD mn) 10,598.598 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Azerbaijan (USD mn) -8.778 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
Bahrain (USD mn) 1,793.275 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Dec 2025
Bangladesh (USD mn) -58.494 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 1997 - Dec 2025
Belarus (USD mn) 11.620 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Belgium (USD mn) 10,616.137 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (USD mn) -29.413 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 229.207 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Botswana (USD mn) 0.952 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Brazil (USD mn) 7,366.087 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Bulgaria (USD mn) 63.331 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Dec 2025
Cambodia (USD mn) 0.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2025
Canada (USD mn) 41,752.910 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1950 - Dec 2025
Chile (USD mn) 2,769.336 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
China (USD mn) 8,325.913 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Jun 2025
Colombia (USD mn) 6,036.571 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Croatia (USD mn) -269.030 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (USD mn) 358.897 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (USD mn) 7,771.604 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Denmark (USD mn) 14,864.748 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Ecuador (USD mn) -5.037 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Egypt (USD mn) 1,837.300 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
Estonia (USD mn) 728.642 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
European Union (USD mn) 285,507.487 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Finland (USD mn) 14,271.398 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
France (USD mn) 11,142.701 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2025
Georgia (USD mn) 422.964 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Germany (USD mn) 50,888.238 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Dec 2025
Ghana (USD mn) -61.216 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Greece (USD mn) 197.167 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 24,129.998 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Hungary (USD mn) 2,818.513 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
Iceland (USD mn) 241.504 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
India (USD mn) -84.635 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2009 - Dec 2025
Indonesia (USD mn) 5,761.260 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Iran (USD mn) 45.600 2021 yearly 1997 - 2021
Ireland (USD mn) 167,683.168 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Israel (USD mn) -1,527.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Italy (USD mn) 37,679.183 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2025
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 1,694.078 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Japan (USD mn) 84,827.260 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Jordan (USD mn) -1,068.406 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2025
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 2,786.393 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2025
Kenya (USD mn) 430.625 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
South Korea (USD mn) 16,261.600 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Kosovo (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2025
Kuwait (USD mn) 182.526 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Laos (USD mn) 60.553 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
Latvia (USD mn) 2,053.097 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Lebanon (USD mn) -45.210 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Lithuania (USD mn) 2,354.227 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (USD mn) 137,119.986 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) -4,790.366 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
North Macedonia (USD mn) 22.461 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
Malawi (USD mn) -146.374 2021 yearly 2003 - 2021
Malaysia (USD mn) 3,381.831 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Malta (USD mn) 1,751.551 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (USD mn) 1,039.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Mexico (USD mn) -12,271.187 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Moldova (USD mn) 0.670 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Mongolia (USD mn) 198.065 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
Montenegro (USD mn) -89.045 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Morocco (USD mn) -153.776 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Mozambique (USD mn) -7.970 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Netherlands (USD mn) 8,335.293 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (USD mn) 3,775.300 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1995 - Dec 2025
Nigeria (USD mn) 2,512.415 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Norway (USD mn) 6,810.240 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
Oman (USD mn) -218.726 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Pakistan (USD mn) 32.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) 21.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025
Panama (USD mn) 665.035 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
Paraguay (USD mn) 0.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Peru (USD mn) 1,379.889 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2025
Philippines (USD mn) -1,798.205 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Poland (USD mn) 6,336.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Portugal (USD mn) -5,611.260 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Qatar (USD mn) 1,615.110 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025
Romania (USD mn) 2,918.352 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Russia (USD mn) 862.330 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 26,828.884 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Serbia (USD mn) -32.020 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2025
Singapore (USD mn) 14,964.357 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Slovakia (USD mn) 2,596.353 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2025
Slovenia (USD mn) -124.569 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
South Africa (USD mn) 2,306.078 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2025
Spain (USD mn) 22,877.043 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2025
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 25.584 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Sudan (USD mn) 0.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2004 - Sep 2025
Sweden (USD mn) -4,644.440 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1982 - Dec 2025
Switzerland (USD mn) -271.549 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2025
Taiwan, China (USD mn) -15,090.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Dec 2025
Thailand (USD mn) 149.210 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Tunisia (USD mn) -1,047.883 2025 yearly 1976 - 2025
Turkey (USD mn) 2,711.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Dec 2025
Ukraine (USD mn) 3,535.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025

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Nigeria Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -1,902.660 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 101,223.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 36.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (NGN bn) 109,186.865 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (NGN bn) 295,803.687 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (NGN bn) 80,747.215 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Gross Federation Account Revenue: Oil (NGN bn) 3,518.110 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Gross Federation Account Revenue (NGN bn) 11,925.570 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Federal Govt Balance (NGN bn) -3,301.610 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2024
Federal Govt Expenditure (NGN bn) 5,584.150 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2024
Federal Govt Expenditure: Recurrent (NGN bn) 3,732.590 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2024
Federal Govt Revenue (NGN bn) 2,282.540 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2024
Federal Govt Expenditure: Capital (NGN bn) 1,415.860 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2024
Government Debt: Domestic (NGN bn) 69,219.806 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) -1.879 2028 yearly 1991 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 245.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 4,367.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -9.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 242,851.843 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 2,102.688 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 578.589 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 2,644.8 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jun 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 9.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 605,905.663 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 335,165.261 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 162.467 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 309.728 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2009 - Dec 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 157.315 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 1,415.075 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2025
Exports: Vegetable Products (NGN mn) 1,539,822.759 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Exports: Mineral Products (NGN mn) 73,459,088.314 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Exports: Plastic and Articles Thereof, Rubber and Articles Thereof (NGN mn) 244,171.194 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Exports: America: ow USA (NGN mn) 235,634.548 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Exports: Europe: ow Netherlands (NGN mn) 663,947.498 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Exports (NGN mn) 6,334,358.836 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Exports: Europe: ow UK (NGN mn) 47,516.769 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Imports: Mineral Fuels, Lubricants and Related Materials (NGN mn) 1,191,103.588 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Imports: Chemicals and Chemical Products (NGN mn) 999,721.947 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Imports: Manufactured Goods (NGN mn) 621,984.130 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Imports: Food and Live Animals (NGN mn) 850,483.714 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Imports: Machinery and Transport Equipment (NGN mn) 1,929,321.105 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Imports: Asia: ow China (NGN mn) 2,052,359.077 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2025
Imports: America: ow USA (NGN mn) 449,215.349 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Imports: Europe: ow Netherlands (NGN mn) 446,202.327 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Imports: Europe: ow UK (NGN mn) 302,058.111 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Imports: Europe: ow Germany (NGN mn) 145,581.678 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Imports (NGN mn) 5,978,855.607 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Exports: Crude Oil (NGN mn) 3,256,138.155 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Total Trade (NGN mn) 12,313,214.443 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Imports: Growth Rate: MoM (%) 14.404 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2019 - Dec 2025
Exports: Growth Rate: MoM (%) 3.151 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2019 - Dec 2025
Export Value Index (2015=100) 93.461 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 116.198 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -164.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 3,416.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 4.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 718.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 2,512.415 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 3.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 402.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 2,109.957 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 48,462.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 11.9 2024 yearly 1985 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 1,513.7 2022 yearly 2008 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.2 2022 yearly 2008 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 5.732 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -68,546.495 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
External Debt: Government (USD mn) 48,462.930 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
External Debt: Service Payments (USD mn) 194.440 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2018
External Debt: Government: International Capital Market (USD mn) 15,118.350 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 6.1 2019 yearly 2003 - 2019
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 3,315.011 Mar 2021 quarterly Mar 2007 - Mar 2021
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 30,541.947 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 1990 - Jan 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 88,997.123 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 1990 - Jan 2026
M2 Growth (%) 11.0 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 1991 - Jan 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 45.0 Jan 2026 monthly Nov 2005 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 42,772.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 16.154 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 12.7 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 2,660.953 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1950 - Sep 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 84,213.801 Dec 2019 monthly Nov 1992 - Dec 2019
Total Deposits Growth (%) 2.6 Dec 2019 monthly Nov 1993 - Dec 2019
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 78,949.7 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 1990 - Jan 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 6.9 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 1991 - Jan 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 15.41 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Monetary Survey: Liabilities: Base Money (NGN mn) 35,990,427.220 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 1990 - Jan 2026
Monetary Survey: Liabilities: M2: M1 (NGN mn) 42,332,762.940 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 1990 - Jan 2026
Monetary Survey: Liabilities: M2: Quasi Money (NGN mn) 81,021,983.730 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 1990 - Jan 2026
Monetary Survey: Liabilities: M2 (NGN mn) 123,354,746.700 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 1990 - Jan 2026
Monetary Survey: Liabilities: M3 (NGN mn) 35,345,802.020 Jun 2020 monthly Nov 1992 - Jun 2020
Non Performing Loans to Gross Loans (%) 5.760 Jun 2025 semiannually Dec 2003 - Jun 2025
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 12.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2015 - Jan 2026

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