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Nigeria: what it imports and exports

The top 20 imported and exported products of Nigeria at HS4 level, from official CEPII BACI statistics. Open a product to see its world market.

Goods imports, 2024USD 51.0 billionGrowth −26.2% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:NG:TOTAL:1:2024.
Goods exports, 2024USD 63.7 billionGrowth +1.4% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:NG:TOTAL:2:2024.
HS4 products imported1,214Products with a recorded import flow in 2024. Source: CEPII BACI.
Trade companies in the directory1,748Active companies in wholesale and retail trade (NACE section G), counts only. Source: AYBARION company directory, see the Data Passport.

Top 20 imported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
12710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeUSD 11.8 billion−36.9%BACI:NG:2710:1:2024
21001 Wheat and meslinUSD 2.1 billion−29.3%BACI:NG:1001:1:2024
38703 Motor cars and other motor vehiclesUSD 1.3 billion+12.8%BACI:NG:8703:1:2024
42709 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crudeUSD 1.2 billion+59,743.7%BACI:NG:2709:1:2024
51701 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucroseUSD 721.0 million−15.2%BACI:NG:1701:1:2024
60303 Fish: frozenUSD 663.1 million−3.0%BACI:NG:0303:1:2024
78517 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephonesUSD 659.4 million−44.8%BACI:NG:8517:1:2024
83004 MedicamentsUSD 643.4 million−5.2%BACI:NG:3004:1:2024
98708 Motor vehicles: parts and accessoriesUSD 554.7 million−11.4%BACI:NG:8708:1:2024
105407 Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarnUSD 541.9 million+211.4%BACI:NG:5407:1:2024
118704 Vehicles: for the transport of goodsUSD 478.1 million−16.0%BACI:NG:8704:1:2024
123901 Polymers of ethylene, in primary formsUSD 475.7 million−17.1%BACI:NG:3901:1:2024
133902 Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary formsUSD 427.8 million+19.4%BACI:NG:3902:1:2024
143907 Polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins, polycarbonatesUSD 420.6 million+5.5%BACI:NG:3907:1:2024
158419 Machinery, plantUSD 408.2 million+61.2%BACI:NG:8419:1:2024
168711 Motorcycles: fitted with an auxiliary motorUSD 399.7 million−8.9%BACI:NG:8711:1:2024
172711 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbonsUSD 394.6 million+175.8%BACI:NG:2711:1:2024
188802 Aircraft: spacecraftUSD 387.3 million+94.0%BACI:NG:8802:1:2024
195208 Woven fabrics of cottonUSD 386.3 million+62.2%BACI:NG:5208:1:2024
208507 Electric accumulators, including separators thereforUSD 375.5 million+12.4%BACI:NG:8507:1:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Top 20 exported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
12709 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crudeUSD 40.6 billion−9.9%BACI:NG:2709:2:2024
22711 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbonsUSD 10.7 billion+29.4%BACI:NG:2711:2:2024
32710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeUSD 3.1 billion+336.8%BACI:NG:2710:2:2024
41801 Cocoa beansUSD 2.2 billion+167.9%BACI:NG:1801:2:2024
53102 Fertilizers: mineral or chemicalUSD 1.0 billion−10.0%BACI:NG:3102:2:2024
68905 Light-vessels, fire-floats, dredgers, floating cranesUSD 531.0 million+1,925.0%BACI:NG:8905:2:2024
71207 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruitsUSD 391.4 million+29.0%BACI:NG:1207:2:2024
87108 GoldUSD 348.1 million−77.3%BACI:NG:7108:2:2024
90801 Nuts, edible, coconutsUSD 313.4 million−24.3%BACI:NG:0801:2:2024
107601 Aluminium: unwroughtUSD 312.7 million+32.3%BACI:NG:7601:2:2024
112609 Tin ores and concentratesUSD 301.0 million+67.8%BACI:NG:2609:2:2024
127404 Copper: waste and scrapUSD 243.6 million+42.6%BACI:NG:7404:2:2024
131201 Soya beans, whether or not brokenUSD 216.2 million−8.8%BACI:NG:1201:2:2024
142304 Oil-cake and other solid residuesUSD 213.7 million+2.2%BACI:NG:2304:2:2024
151804 Cocoa: butterUSD 192.9 million+252.7%BACI:NG:1804:2:2024
162716 Electrical energyUSD 171.3 million−5.3%BACI:NG:2716:2:2024
172530 Mineral substances not elsewhere specified or includedUSD 160.1 million−45.3%BACI:NG:2530:2:2024
181211 Plants and parts of plantsUSD 128.1 million+18.2%BACI:NG:1211:2:2024
197403 Copper: refined and copper alloysUSD 115.2 million−42.3%BACI:NG:7403:2:2024
207801 Lead: unwroughtUSD 114.4 million−15.0%BACI:NG:7801:2:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Data Passport

  • CEPII BACI HS22 V202601: trade values by exporter, importer and product, years 2024 and 2023, USD at FOB prices, quantities in metric tons. Publisher: CEPII. Licence: Etalab Open Licence 2.0 (Licence Ouverte), attribution "CEPII BACI". Record IDs: BACI:reporter:product:flow:year. Source
  • AYBARION company directory: counts of active companies registered in wholesale and retail trade (NACE Rev.2 section G), from official registers and open datasets, built 2026-10-22. Counts only: no names, addresses or contacts are shown here. Sources under share-alike licences (CC BY-SA) or with an unverified licence are not counted, and no company data is offered for countries under comprehensive sanctions.
  • Method: Values are CEPII BACI reconciled flows of Nigeria with all partners, aggregated from HS6 to HS4; growth compares 2024 with 2023.

Trade database built 2026-10-24. Values are official statistics as published; nothing on this page is estimated or invented. More in our methodology.

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