Two-way investment brief
Australia–Nigeria
Nigeria direct investment in Australia
—
Total Nigeria investment in Australia
−A$5 m
Australian direct investment in Nigeria
—
Total Australian investment in Nigeria
A$125 m
Trend
Direct investment in both directions
- Nigeria in Australia
- Australia in Nigeria
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
- Direct investment
- Portfolio investment
- Other investment
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Net transactions during the year; negative = net disinvestment
- Nigeria → Australia
- Australia → Nigeria
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Trade relationship
Australia–Nigeria trade
Investment and trade move together: the partners that invest most in Australia are usually major trading partners too. Goods trade is recorded monthly (latest: July 2026); services annually.
Two-way trade, 2025
A$459 m
Goods exports to Nigeria, 2025
A$43 m
Goods imports from Nigeria, 2025
A$416 m
Services trade, 2025
A$0 k
Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)
- Exports to Nigeria
- Imports from Nigeria
Source: ABS, International Merchandise Trade (MERCH_EXP / MERCH_IMP), summed to calendar years.
Calendar years, A$ (ABS international trade in services by country)
- Exports to Nigeria
- Imports from Nigeria
Source: ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, calendar years.
Economic outlook
Nigeria’s economy
| IMF World Economic Outlook | 2024 | 2025 | 2026forecast | 2027forecast | 2028forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 4.3% | 4.1% |
| Inflation | 33.2% | 23.0% | 16.0% | 15.9% | 12.7% |
| Current account, % GDP | 6.8% | 5.1% | 5.8% | 3.1% | 2.7% |
| Fiscal balance, % GDP | −1.3% | −1.8% | −4.4% | −2.9% | −2.3% |
| Government gross debt, % GDP | 39.3% | 35.5% | 32.3% | 33.1% | 32.5% |
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook via the IMF DataMapper API. Years from 2026 are IMF projections; recent years may be estimates and are revised in each WEO round (April and October).
2025 at a glance
- New FDI from Nigeria
- —
- New Australian FDI in Nigeria
- —
- Direct investment income paid to investors
- —
- Direct investment income earned by Australians
- —
Nigeria globally (World Bank)
- FDI outflows, 2024
- $408 m · 64th
- FDI inflows, 2025
- $4.0 bn
- GDP, 2025
- $291 bn
- Region · income
- Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower-middle income
Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)
OECD index data loading — see FDI openness
Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ millions, immediate counterparty basis (investment routed via third economies is attributed to the intermediate economy). World Bank WDI (US$). OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index. np = not published for confidentiality; included in totalsPrepared independently by FDIstats from public statistics; not an Australian Government publication and not investment advice. For foreign investment rules, see the Treasury and FIRB.