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#ChartoftheDay: Top 10 Sectors with the Highest Capital Importation in 2021

By Khadijat Kareem

April 04, 2022

Total capital importation in 2021 stands at $6,700 million. The value of total capital importation in Q4 appears to be the highest in 2021 although total capital importation in 2021 decreased by 30.6% compared to 2020 when total capital importation stood at $9,656 million.

The banking sector ranked the highest with a total of $1,460 million, shares and production followed with a total capital investment of $1,093 million and $934 million respectively. 

Lagos, Abuja, Osun, Anambra, and Kano are the top locations for capital importation in Nigeria. The United Kingdom, Republic of South Africa, Mauritius, United States and Singapore are the countries that contributed the highest capital importation values.