International portfolio funding (FPI) in Nigeria surged to N1.81 trillion in July 2025, up 133.09% from N778.65 billion in June, reflecting stronger participation in equities buying and selling.
The information, printed within the newest FPI report by the Nigerian Alternate (NGX) and compiled from custodians and capital market operators, additionally confirmed a 269.19% year-on-year improve in comparison with N491.61 billion recorded in July 2024.
Cumulatively, FPI between January and July 2025 stood at N6 trillion, nearly twice the determine reported for a similar interval in 2024.
Whereas each home and international transactions elevated throughout the month, home traders nonetheless accounted for a bigger share of total market exercise.
Home vs International:
Based on the report, home transactions in July 2025 rose sharply to N1.66 trillion, a 161.07% improve from N639.34 billion in June.
International transactions for the month stood at N145.95 billion, up 4.76% from N139.31 billion in June 2025.
Inside home exercise, institutional traders accounted for the majority of trades, outperforming retail traders by 38%.
- Retail transactions grew by 88.07%, rising from N274.63 billion in June to N516.50 billion in July, whereas institutional exercise surged by 216.03%, from N364.71 billion to N1.15 trillion over the identical interval.
On the international facet, inflows of N50.4 billion had been outpaced by outflows of N95.4 billion, reflecting a web withdrawal of funds.
- Wanting on the broader image, international inflows between January and July 2025 tripled to N609.73 billion in contrast with N266.64 billion in the identical interval final 12 months.
- Outflows additionally elevated, reaching N671.56 billion in opposition to N331.36 billion a 12 months earlier.
International flows year-to-date:
Based on the report, complete international portfolio funding for the seven months ended July 2025 stood at N1.28 trillion, exhibiting robust progress compared with N598 billion recorded in the identical interval of 2024.
An additional breakdown signifies that the determine not solely exceeded final 12 months’s efficiency but additionally surpassed historic ranges, with N185.62 billion reported in 2023, and turnovers of N301.37 billion and N262.85 billion in 2022 and 2021 respectively.
When mixed with a year-to-date worth of N4.7 trillion from home actions, complete transactions for the primary seven months of 2025 amounted to N6 trillion.
- This highlights the broader stage of exercise available in the market and presents some perspective on international investor sentiment and participation.
The rising curiosity has possible been supported by a mixture of things, together with the efficiency of the All-Share Index, which returned 37.7% in 2024 and has gained greater than 37% up to now in 2025.
As well as, a comparatively secure international trade atmosphere and a extra predictable inflation outlook have possible offered additional confidence for traders.
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