Total capital importation rose in Q4 2025, says statistics bureau

The National Bureau of Statistics says total capital importation in Nigeria stood at $6.4 million in quarter four 2025.

The NBS said in its Nigeria Capital Importation Q4 2025 report released in Abuja on Friday.

The report said the Q4 figure was higher than the $5 million recorded in Q4 2024, indicating a 26.61 per cent year-on-year increase.

Compared with the preceding quarter, capital importation also increased by 7.13 per cent, from $6 million in Q3 2025, it said.

It said the largest capital inflow during the period was from portfolio investment at $5 million, accounting for 85.14 per cent of total capital imported in Q4 2025.

The report said this was followed by other investments with $599.65 million, accounting for 9.31 per cent.

It said that foreign direct investment recorded the least with $357 million, accounting for 5.55 per cent of total capital importation in Q4 2025.

According to the report, the banking sector recorded the highest inflow with $3.8 million, representing 59.75 per cent of the total capital imported in Q4 2025.

This was followed by the financing sector at $1.9 million, representing 30.15 per cent, and the production/manufacturing sector at $308 million, representing 4.79 per cent, it said.

The report said capital importation by country of origin showed that capital from the United Kingdom ranked first at $3.7 million, accounting for 57.94 per cent of the total capital imported.

This was followed by the United States of America with $837 million (13.00 per cent) and the Republic of South Africa with $516.96 million (8.02 per cent).

It said Stanbic IBTC Bank PLC recorded the highest capital importation into Nigeria in Q4 2025, amounting to $2.2 million, accounting for 34.58 per cent.

This was followed by Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria Ltd with $1.852 million (28.75 per cent) and Citibank Nigeria Ltd with $840 million (13.05 per cent).