Nigeria, in the first quarter of 2025, recorded a total capital importation of $5.642 billion, which is 67.12 percent higher than the $3.376 billion recorded in Q1 2024 and 10.86 percent higher than the $5. 089 billion recorded in Q4 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics report has revealed.
Of the total investments, Portfolio Investment ranked top with $5.204 billion, followed by other investment at $311.17 million and foreign direct investment stood at $126.29 million.
Banking sector recorded the highest inflow with $3.127 billion, representing 55.44 percent of total capital imported in Q1 2025, followed by the Financing sector, valued at $2097.48million (37.18%), and Production/Manufacturing sector with $129.92 million (2.30%).