Trade surplus, rising exports, and over 100 global investment engagements signal renewed investor confidence in Nigeria’s economy….
Nigeria recorded total capital importation of about 21 billion dollars between January and October 2025, marking a sharp rise in foreign investments into the country. The figure represents a 75 per cent increase compared to the 12 billion dollars recorded in 2024 and a dramatic jump of more than 425 per cent from less than 4 billion dollars posted in 2023.
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Jumoke Oduwole, disclosed this during the ministry’s budget defence before the House of Representatives Committee on Commerce on Wednesday.
Providing further insight into the performance, the minister revealed that the ministry facilitated more than 100 bilateral investment engagements across both domestic and international fronts. These efforts, she said, helped deepen economic cooperation with emerging partners such as the United Arab Emirates, Brazil, and Japan, while also reinforcing long-standing strategic relationships with the United States and the United Kingdom.
Oduwole noted that investors from the United Kingdom accounted for roughly 65 per cent of Nigeria’s total foreign capital inflows in 2025, positioning the UK as the country’s largest investment source within the period under review.
On trade performance, the minister told lawmakers that Nigeria recorded a trade surplus in 2025, with total trade reaching about 113 trillion naira within the first three quarters of the year.
She added that exports increased by approximately 11 per cent year-on-year to 6.1 billion dollars, representing the highest level ever achieved in both value and volume.
Capital importation into Nigeria comprises foreign direct investment, portfolio investment, and other investment categories, with the United Kingdom emerging as the leading contributor to inflows in 2025.
