Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$)

Definition

Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Type of figure

Official statistic. Published by a national authority, such as the statistics office or the central bank, and compiled by the source shown.

Updated

Yearly

Compiled from

Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF); UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD); Official national sources

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators (BX.KLT.DINV.CD.WD)

Licence

CC-BY-4.0

Version

Dataset wb-wdi-nigeria, version 3, published 2 November 2026

Cite this

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.KLT.DINV.CD.WD. Retrieved via DataNigeria (dataset wb-wdi-nigeria, version 3, published 2 November 2026). Licence: CC-BY-4.0.

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