Nigeria recorded approximately $21 billion in capital importation in the first ten months of 2025, marking a 75 per cent increase from the $12 billion recorded in 2024 and a more than 425 per cent rise from under $4 billion in 2023.
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mrs. Jumoke Oduwole, disclosed this on Wednesday during the ministry’s budget defence before the House Committee on Commerce.
According to the minister, the ministry facilitated over 100 bilateral investment engagements both locally and internationally in 2025. These efforts strengthened Nigeria’s economic partnerships with new investment partners such as the United Arab Emirates, Brazil, and Japan, while also reinforcing ties with longstanding strategic allies including the United States and the United Kingdom.
Mrs. Oduwole revealed that UK investors accounted for about 65 per cent of Nigeria’s foreign capital inflows during the period under review, making the United Kingdom the largest source of foreign investments into the country.
On trade performance, the minister told lawmakers that Nigeria recorded a trade surplus in 2025, with total trade valued at approximately ₦113 trillion in the first three quarters of the year.
Exports increased by about 11 per cent year-on-year to $6.1 billion, representing the highest export value and volume recorded by the country.
Capital importation comprises foreign direct investment (FDI), portfolio investment, and other forms of foreign investments into the economy.
