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Portfolio Investment dominated Nigeria’s Q1 2025 capital imports, accounting for over 92% of the total

Nigeria recorded $5.64 billion in total capital importation in Q1 2025.
Portfolio investment alone contributed a massive $5.2 billion, 92.3% of total inflows.
FDI contributed just $126.29 million, making up only 2.2% of total capital importation.
Loans totalled $311.17 million, accounting for 5.5% of the total inflow.

Money market instruments dominate over 80% of Nigeria’s $5.2B portfolio investment in Q1 2025

Nigeria attracted $5.2 billion in portfolio inflows in Q1 2025, making up 92.3% of all capital importation.
With $4.2 billion, money market instruments accounted for a dominant 80.9% of portfolio investments.
Bonds contributed $877.4 million, roughly 16.8% of portfolio inflows.
Equities saw the smallest share, at $117.3 million or just 2.3% of portfolio capital inflows.

Nigeria's FDI made up only 2.5% of the country's capital imports in H1 2024

In H1 2024, Nigeria's FDI accounted for just 2.5% of the country's $5.98 billion total capital imports, down from 14% in H2 2023 and 6.2% in H1 2023. This highlights a shift towards other capital inflows like portfolio investments. Portfolio investments rose significantly to $3.48 billion, rebounding from $397 million in H2 2023 and $756 million in H1 2023.

Surge in Nigeria’s capital importation: Portfolio investments lead the way with 570% increase in Q1 2024

Nigeria's foreign portfolio investment surged by 570% in Q1 2024, hitting $2.1 billion and making up 61% of total capital imports. This boost ends a 15-quarter slump, surpassing Q4 2019‘s levels. Overall capital imports for Q1 2024 reached $3.4 billion, with $119.2 million from foreign direct investments and $1.2 billion from other investments.