According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, Nigeria imported $6.014 billion worth of capital in the third quarter of 2025. A study stated that the amount represents a 380.16 percent rise over the $1.25 billion reported in Q3 2024.According to the report, capital imports rose 17.46% from $5.120 billion in the second quarter of 2025. With $4.853 billion, or 80.70 percent, it found that portfolio investment was the largest inflow, followed by other investments with $864.57 million, or 14.37 percent. The lowest amount of capital imports in Q3 2025 was $296.25 million (4.93 percent) from foreign direct investment. With $3.142 billion, or 52.25 percent of the total capital imported in Q3 2025, the banking industry saw the largest inflow. The financing sector came in second with $1.85 billion, or 30.85 percent, and the production/manufacturing sector with $261.35 million, or 4.35 percent.
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