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Nigeria Trade

Latest trade data available from various sources.
Nigeria monthly trade data
Nigeria quarterly trade data

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR Nigeria

Overall Exports and Imports for Nigeria 2023

  • The total value of exports (FOB) is US$ 65,129 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) is US$ 65,048 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 633 products are exported to 125 countries and 3,949 products are imported from 194 countries.

Top 5 Products exports imports at HS 6 digit level 2023

The top five exported HS 6 digit level products to world by Nigeria along with trade value are:

  • Nigeria exported Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminou , worth 52,520,992.08 (US$ Thousands).
  • Nigeria exported Natural gas, liquefied , worth 5,965,547.90 (US$ Thousands).
  • Nigeria exported Urea , worth 1,067,751.90 (US$ Thousands).
  • Nigeria exported Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted , worth 669,988.56 (US$ Thousands).
  • Nigeria exported Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons , worth 653,969.47 (US$ Thousands).

The top five imported HS 6 digit level products from world by Nigeria along with trade value are

  • Nigeria imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 21,412,981.57 (US$ Thousands).
  • Nigeria imported Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, mot , worth 9,174,843.95 (US$ Thousands).
  • Nigeria imported Durum wheat , worth 2,156,534.12 (US$ Thousands).
  • Nigeria imported Automobiles with diesel engine displacing more , worth 1,928,823.43 (US$ Thousands).
  • Nigeria imported Raw cane sugar, in solid form , worth 1,052,984.40 (US$ Thousands).

Nigeria top 5 Export and Import partners 2023

The top five countries to which Nigeria exported 2023 along with the partner share in percentage are:

  1. Nigeria exports to Netherlands worth US$ 8,179 million, with a partner share of 12.56 percent.
  2. Nigeria exports to Spain worth US$ 6,133 million, with a partner share of 9.42 percent.
  3. Nigeria exports to India worth US$ 5,447 million, with a partner share of 8.36 percent.
  4. Nigeria exports to United States worth US$ 4,860 million, with a partner share of 7.46 percent.
  5. Nigeria exports to Indonesia worth US$ 4,262 million, with a partner share of 6.54 percent.

The top five countries to which Nigeria imported goods 2023 along with the share in percentage are

  1. Nigeria imports from China worth US$ 11,953 million, with a partner share of 18.38 percent.
  2. Nigeria imports from Singapore worth US$ 9,327 million, with a partner share of 14.34 percent.
  3. Nigeria imports from Belgium worth US$ 6,119 million, with a partner share of 9.41 percent.
  4. Nigeria imports from India worth US$ 5,230 million, with a partner share of 8.04 percent.
  5. Nigeria imports from United States worth US$ 4,040 million, with a partner share of 6.21 percent.

Nigeria Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2023

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2023 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import.


Tariff and Trade Barriers

Tariffs 2023

Tariffs imposed by Nigeria in 2023 are below.

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product is 35.
  • The simple average tariff across all products is 12.10.
  • The trade weighted average tariff is 12.27.
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars are 1,269,488.95 and duty free tariff line items share is 3.23.

Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index (OTRI) 2009

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  • Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index - Applied Tariff for the year 2009 is 0.32.
  • Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index - MFN Tariff for the year 2009 is 0.32.

Non-Tariff Measures (NTM)

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  • No Of NTM Measures is 28.
  • No Of NTM Affected Products (HS 6 Digit) is 4,329.

Temporary Trade Barriers Database (TTDB) .

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  • Temporary Trade Barriers in Effect - Simple Average for the year is not available.
  • Temporary Trade Barriers in Effect - Weighted Average for the year is not available.

Nigeria World Development Indicators (WDI) 2023

Key Development Indicators of Nigeria in 2023 are below

WDI

Nigeria Doing Business 2019

  • The ease of doing business rank for Nigeria is 131.
  • The trade across border rank is 179.
Doing Business

Nigeria Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA), 2018

  • The CPIA Trade Ratings for 2018 is 3.50.
CPIA

NigeriaLogistics Performance Index (LPI) 2016

  • The LPI score for Nigeria in 2016 is 2.63.
  • The LPI rank is 90.
LPI

Nigeria Services Service Policy Restrictive Database (SPRD)

  • Services Trade Restrictions Index (Over All) for Nigeria is 27.10.
SPRD