June 3, 2026
By Elizabeth Adegbesan
Nigeria’s capital importation surged by 83.8 per cent to $10.37 billion in the first quarter of 2026 (Q1’26), up from $5.64 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2025, signaling renewed foreign investor confidence in the country’s financial markets.
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) disclosed this in its latest Capital Importation Report released on Wednesday, noting also that inflows rose by 60.97 per cent quarter-on-quarter from $6.44 billion in Q4’25.
“In Q1’26, total capital importation into Nigeria stood at $10.37 billion, higher than $5.64 billion recorded in Q1’25, indicating an increase of 83.83 per cent,” the NBS stated.
