Nigeria’s capital importation rose by 256.9 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to $2.82 billion in April 2026 from $0.79 billion in the corresponding period of 2025, indicating increased investor confidence in the economy, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said.
However, capital importation declined by 26.7 per cent month-on-month (MoM) from $3.85 billion in March 2026 to $2.82 billion in April, largely due to declines in foreign portfolio investment (FPI), foreign direct investment (FDI) and other investments.
In its latest Economic Report, the CBN said: “Total capital inflow of $2.82 billion was recorded in April, compared with $3.85 billion in the preceding month.
“A disaggregation showed that foreign portfolio investment declined to $2.66 billion from $3.62 billion in March, due to lower purchases of money market instruments and bonds.
“Similarly, ‘Other investment’, mainly loans, decreased to $0.14 billion from $0.16 billion. Inflow of foreign direct investment also declined to $0.03 billion from $0.06 billion in the preceding period.”
