Nigeria’s Total Capital Importation Rises 84% in 12 Months
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says the total capital importation into Nigeria stood at 10,371.90 billion dollars in quarter one (Q1) 2026, representing about 84% year on year growth from the equivalent period in 2025.
The NBS said this in its Nigeria Capital Importation Q1 2026 report released in Abuja on Friday. The report said the Q1 figure was higher than the 5,642.07 billion dollars recorded in Q1 2025, indicating an increase of 83.83 per cent on a year-on-year basis.
“When compared to the preceding quarter, capital importation also increased by 60.97 per cent from 6,443.48 billion dollars in Q4 2025.”
It said the largest capital importation during the period was received from Portfolio Investment at 9,862.34 billion dollars, which accounted for 95.09 per cent of total capital imported in Q1 2026.
The report said this was followed by Other Investment with 374.48 million dollars, accounting for 3.61 per cent, while Foreign Direct Investment recorded the lowest at 135.08 million dollars, accounting for 1.30 per cent of total capital importation in Q1 2026.
It said the banking sector recorded the highest inflow, at 7,550.04 billion dollars, representing 72.79 per cent of the total capital imported in Q1 2026.
This was followed by the Financing sector at 2,429.19 billion dollars, representing 23.42 per cent, and the Production/Manufacturing sector with 152.27 million dollars, representing 1.47 per cent.
The report said Capital Importation by Country of Origin revealed that capital from the United Kingdom ranked top with 5,083.76 billion dollars, accounting for 49.01 per cent of the total capital imported.
This was followed by the United States of America with 3,183.65 billion dollars (30.69 per cent) and the Republic of South Africa with 983.83 million dollars (9.49 per cent).
It said Standard Chartered Bank received the highest capital importation into Nigeria in Q1 2026, with 4,414.37 billion dollars, accounting for 42.56 per cent.
This was followed by Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc with 2,778.92 billion dollars (26.79 per cent ) and Rand Merchant Bank with 930.82 million dollars (8.97 per cent) Global Equities Markets Mixed as Investors Trim AI Stocks Holdings
