Out of 30 sectors, the Nigerian banking sector recorded the very best capital inflows of $3.14 billion, representing 52.25 p.c of complete capital imported within the third quarter (Q3) of 2025.
In accordance with the Nationwide Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Capital Importation Report for Q3 2025, the banking sector influx rose from $579 million reported in the identical interval of 2024, in contrast with the previous quarter, when inflows fell by 7.7 p.c in Q2 2025.
“The monetary sector recorded the second-highest capital influx of $1.85 billion, or 30.85 p.c, whereas the manufacturing and manufacturing sector recorded $261.35 million,” it mentioned.
Capital importation is the influx of overseas capital, corresponding to overseas direct funding (FDI), overseas portfolio funding (FPI), and overseas loans, into the nation.
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The NBS information means that overseas buyers want to spend money on securities corresponding to treasury payments and bonds from nations with overseas possession and import capital via banks affiliated with overseas funding.
The report additional disclosed that portfolio funding ranked high with $4.85 billion, accounting for 80.70 p.c, adopted by different investments with $864.57 million, accounting for 14.37 p.c.
In distinction, overseas direct funding recorded the least with $296.25 million (4.93 p.c) of complete capital importation in Q3 2025.
“Capital inflows originated largely from the UK with $2.93 billion, representing 48.80 p.c of the full. This was adopted by the USA with $950.47 million (15.80 p.c) and the Republic of South Africa with $773.95 million (12.87 p.c),” it mentioned.
Nonetheless, Nigeria attracted a complete of $6.01 billion in capital influx in Q3 of 2025, larger than the $1.25 billion recorded in Q3 of 2024, indicating a rise of 380.16 p.c.
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Compared to the previous quarter, capital importation elevated by 17.46 p.c from $5.12 billion in Q2 2025.
Evaluation of the NBS report revealed that throughout the banking sector, Commonplace Chartered Financial institution Nigeria Restricted acquired the very best capital importation into Nigeria in Q3 2025, with $2.11 billion (35.17 p.c), adopted by Stanbic IBTC Financial institution Plc with $1.78 billion (29.75 p.c) and Citibank Nigeria Restricted with $561.40 million (9.33 p.c).
