By Anthony Otaru, Abuja
Nigeria’ s total capital importation stood at $10.372 billion in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) latest report.
This is higher than $5.64 billion figures recorded in Q1, 2025, indicating an increase of 83.83 per cent.
The NBS explained that when compared to the preceeding quarter, capital importation increased by 60.97 per cent from $6, 443, 48 milliin in Q4, 2025.
The report indicates that portfolio investment ranked top with $9, 862, 34 million accounting for 95.09 percent , followed by other investments with $374.48 million, accounting for 3.61 percent.
Accordingly, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI ) recorded the least with $135.08 million representing 1.30 per cent of total capital importatiin in Q1, 2026.
In terms of inflows, the banking sector recorded the highest with $7, 550, 04 million, representing 72.79 per cent of total capital importatiion in Q1 of 2026 followed by the financing sector valued at $2, 429, 19 million (23.42 per cent) and production / manufacturing sector with $152, 27 million (1.47 per cent)
It stated that within the period under review, capital importation originated largely from the United Kingdom with $5, 083, 76 million representing 49.01 per cent of the total capital imported and closely followed by the United States with $3, 183, 65 million (30.69 per cent) and the Republic of Xouth Africa with $983.83 million ( 9.43 per cent)
