Nigerian economy attracted a total of $10.37 billion in investment in the first quarter of 2026, representing an 83.9 percent increase compared to $5.64 billion recorded (year on year) in the first quarter of 2025.
According to the National Bureau of Statistics data released on Wednesday, the total value for Q1 is also higher than $6.443 billion (60.97%) recorded in the previous quarter (Q4) 2025.
“Q1 2026, total capital importation into Nigeria stood at US$10,371.90 million, higher than US$5,642.07 million recorded in Q1 2025, indicating an increase of 83.83%. In comparison to the preceding quarter, capital importation increased by 60.97% from US$6,443.48 million in Q4 2025,” the report stated.
BusinessDay analysis of the report showed that Portfolio Investment ranked top with $9.86 billion, accounting for 95.09%, followed by Other Investment
with $374.48 million, accounting for 3.61%.
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Foreign Direct Investment recorded the least with $135.08 million, representing 1.30%
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