The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s total capital importation in Q4 2025 stood at US$6,443.48 million, higher than US$5,089.16 million recorded in Q4 2024, indicating an increase of 26.61% on a year on year basis.
The report also revealed that when compared to the preceding quarter, capital importation increased by 7.13% from US$6,014.77 million in Q3 2025.
The Portfolio Investment ranked highest with US$5,486.03 million, accounting for 85.14% of total capital importation during the period, followed by Other Investment with US$599.65 million (9.31%) and Foreign Direct Investment with US$357.80 million (5.55%).
In terms of distribution by sector, the Banking sector recorded the highest inflow with US$3,850.14 million, representing 59.75% of total capital imported in Q4 2025, followed by the Financing sector, valued at US$1,942.44 million (30.15%), and the Production/Manufacturing sector with US$308.93 million (4.79%).
While, Capital Importation during the reference period originated largely from the United Kingdom with US$3,733.37 million, representing 57.94% of the total capital imported. This was followed by the United States with US$837.91 million (13.00%) and the Republic of South Africa with US$516.96 million (8.02%).
In addition, Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc received the highest capital importation during the reference period with US$2,228.34 million (34.58%), followed by Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria Ltd with US$1,852.43 million (28.75%), and CitiBank Nigeria Ltd with US$840.72 million (13.05%).