Kenya vs Nigeria: Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar)
Kenya
185.99 US dollar per person
in 2024
Nigeria
233.63 US dollar per person
in 2025
Kenya rank
138th
Nigeria rank
136th
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) over time
- Kenya
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 233.63 US dollar per person against 185.99 US dollar per person in Kenya, a difference of 47.64 US dollar per person.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Nigeria ahead.
Kenya ranks 138th and Nigeria ranks 136th of 169 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 148.68 US dollar per person | 148.29 US dollar per person | 0.3845 US dollar per person | Kenya |
| 2010s | 140.78 US dollar per person | 202.84 US dollar per person | 62.06 US dollar per person | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 168.84 US dollar per person | 209.33 US dollar per person | 40.48 US dollar per person | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar), Kenya or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 233.63 US dollar per person against 185.99 US dollar per person in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) between Kenya and Nigeria?
- 47.64 US dollar per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
- Kenya ranks 138th and Nigeria ranks 136th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.