The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that the total capital importation into Nigeria has increased to US$6,443.48billion in Q4 2025.
The figure which was contained in the Bureau’s Q4 2025 Capital Importation Report, was higher than US$5,089.16 billion
recorded in Q4 2024, indicating an increase of 26.61% on a year on year basis.
In comparison to the preceding quarter, capital importation increased by 7.13% from US$6,014.77 billion in Q3 2025.
As reported by the NBS, Portfolio Investment ranked highest with US$5,486.03 billion, 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 report said the Banking sector recorded the highest inflow with US$3,850.14 billion, rep resenting 59.75% of total capital imported in Q4 2025, followed by the Financing sector, valued at US$1,942.44
billion (30.15%), and the Production/Manufacturing sector with US$308.93 million (4.79%).
The NBS report said the Capital Importation during the reference period originated largely from the United Kingdom with US$3,733.37 billion, 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, it said the Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc received the highest capital importation during the reference period with US$2,228.34 billion (34.58%), followed by Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria Ltd with US$1,852.43 billion (28.75%), and CitiBank Nigeria Ltd with US$840.72 million (13.05%), higher than US$5,089.16 billion recorded in Q4 2024, indicating an increase of 26.61% on a year on year basis.
