France vs Nigeria: Net capital account

France
6.92 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Nigeria
10.56 billion BoP, current US$
in 2006
France rank
5th
Nigeria rank
2nd

Net capital account over time

  • France
  • Nigeria
-5.0B05.0B10.0B198820062025

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 10.56 billion BoP, current US$ against 6.92 billion BoP, current US$ in France, a difference of 3.64 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.5 times France's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1988 it was France ahead.

Globally, France ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 186 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Net capital account (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,908 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net capital account records acquisitions and disposals of nonproduced nonfinancial assets, such as land sold to embassies and sales of leases and licenses, as well as capital transfers, including government debt forgiveness. The use of the term capital account in this context is designed to be consistent with the System of National Accounts, which distinguishes between capital transactions and financial transactions. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.