Imports in Nigeria decreased to 4798255.12 NGN Million in March from 5134191.14 NGN Million in February of 2025. This dataset provides - Nigeria Imports - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Nigeria imports considerably more than it exports. China is the main importing country, while India represents the main export trade partner. The highest import value derives from mineral fuels, oils, and distillation products. Similarly, crude oil, petrol, and fuel represent Nigeria's main source of export value.

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Exports in Nigeria decreased to 6791873.72 NGN Million in March from 7014759.69 NGN Million in February of 2025. This dataset provides - Nigeria Exports - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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Key information about Nigeria Total Exports

• Nigeria Total Exports recorded 3.7 USD bn in Sep 2024, compared with 4.6 USD bn in the previous month
• Nigeria Total Exports data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2003 to Sep 2024, with an averaged value of 4.7 USD bn
• The data reached an all-time high of 17.2 USD bn in Oct 2011 and a record low of 790.2 USD mn in Jun 2009

CEIC converts monthly Total Exports into USD. The National Bureau of Statistics provides Total Exports, FOB, in local currency. The Central Bank of Nigeria average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.


Further information about Nigeria Total Exports

• In the latest reports, Nigeria Total Exports grew 56.4 % YoY in Sep 2024
• Total Imports recorded 3.0 USD bn in Mar 2023, which registered an increase of 62.9 % year on year
• Nigeria Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 1.0 USD bn in Sep 2024

Goods totaling at a value of ***** billion U.S. dollars were exported from Nigeria. This was one of the few years in the past two decades where the value of exports was lower than imports, as Nigeria has generally been a net exporter of goods. The most significant changes in Nigeria's international export values came in 2009, due to the Great Recession; in 2014, due to the drop in international oil prices; and in 2020, due to the Covid pandemic.

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European Union Imports from Nigeria was US$21.87 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. European Union Imports from Nigeria - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

In 2023, goods valued at a total of 49.43 billion U.S. dollars were imported into Nigeria. Imports generally grew from 2000 until their peak in 2014, although there was a sharp drop in 2009 due to the Great Recession. Over the past decade, Nigerian import values have fluctuated as the government has attempted to capitalize on its rapid economic growth and clear international debts, as well as dealing with the economic impact of fluctuating oil prices and the covid pandemic. Over the given period, Nigeria has been a net exporter of goods, although it was a net importer in select years, including 2021, where exports totaled at just 47 billion U.S. dollars.

Nigeria NG: Cost to Exports: USD per Container data was reported at 1,564.000 USD in 2014. This stayed constant from the previous number of 1,564.000 USD for 2013. Nigeria NG: Cost to Exports: USD per Container data is updated yearly, averaging 972.500 USD from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2014, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,564.000 USD in 2014 and a record low of 614.500 USD in 2005. Nigeria NG: Cost to Exports: USD per Container data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Nigeria – Table NG.World Bank.WDI: Company Statistics. Cost measures the fees levied on a 20-foot container in U.S. dollars. All the fees associated with completing the procedures to export or import the goods are included. These include costs for documents, administrative fees for customs clearance and technical control, customs broker fees, terminal handling charges and inland transport. The cost measure does not include tariffs or trade taxes. Only official costs are recorded. Several assumptions are made for the business surveyed: Has 60 or more employees; Is located in the country's most populous city; Is a private, limited liability company. It does not operate within an export processing zone or an industrial estate with special export or import privileges; Is domestically owned with no foreign ownership; Exports more than 10% of its sales. Assumptions about the traded goods: The traded product travels in a dry-cargo, 20-foot, full container load. The product: Is not hazardous nor does it include military items; Does not require refrigeration or any other special environment; Does not require any special phytosanitary or environmental safety standards other than accepted international standards.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.

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As of 2022, exports from Nigeria to China amounted to an approximate total of *** billion U.S. dollars. This decreased from around ***** billion U.S. dollars in the previous year, which was a peak in the exports registered in the period under review. Generally, the value of Chinese imports from Nigeria has grown since 2000, when it stood at ***** million U.S. dollars.

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Nigeria Imports from India was US$4.18 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Nigeria Imports from India - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

Nigeria recorded a trade surplus of 1993618.60 NGN Million in March of 2025. This dataset provides - Nigeria Balance of Trade - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Imports from China to Nigeria added up to roughly 22.3 billion U.S. dollars in 2022. This was the highest value compared to the previous years observed. In 2019, Nigerian imports from China reached around 16.6 billion U.S. dollars. Generally, the import value grew from 2000 onwards.

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Key information about Nigeria Total Imports Growth

• Nigeria Total Imports grew 62.9 % YoY in Mar 2023, compared with an increase of 52.6 % YoY in the previous month
• Nigeria Total Imports Growth data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2004 to Sep 2024, with an averaged rate of 18.0 %
• The data reached an all-time high of 302.1 % in Jun 2011 and a record low of -69.3 % in Mar 2012

CEIC calculates Total Imports Growth from monthly Total Imports. The National Bureau of Statistics provides Total Imports, CIF, in local currency.


Further information about Nigeria Total Imports Growth

• In the latest reports, Nigeria Total Imports recorded 3.0 USD bn in Mar 2023
• Total Exports reached 3.7 USD bn in Sep 2024, which registered an increase of 56.4 % year on year
• Nigeria Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 1.0 USD bn in Sep 2024

In 2021, Europe was Nigeria's main trade partner in agricultural product imports. During the fourth quarter of 2021, the import value of agricultural products from Europe amounted to approximately 394 .2 billion Nigerian naira (NGN), roughly ***** million U.S. dollars. Asia was the second largest resource region for agricultural products, whose exports to Nigeria added up to over *** billion NGN, around ***** million U.S. dollars.