Buying and selling are essential for any country to develop its economy and maintain good relations with other nations. The first table below shows top trading partners of Nigeria in terms of export sales (selling), including Liberia, Belgium, and Ghana. The second lists top trade partners of Nigeria regarding import total (buying). That is, most products are imported from these countries to Nigeria.
Nigeria Major Exports
Market Value: 5,263 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
Rank | Country (Exports To) | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) |
1 | Liberia | 1,154,818 | 21.94 |
2 | Belgium | 695,167 | 13.21 |
3 | Ghana | 513,191 | 9.75 |
4 | United States | 295,410 | 5.61 |
5 | Italy | 285,241 | 5.42 |
6 | United Kingdom | 284,545 | 5.41 |
7 | Hong Kong | 222,820 | 4.23 |
8 | Germany | 214,261 | 4.07 |
9 | Netherlands | 163,944 | 3.12 |
10 | France | 146,511 | 2.78 |
11 | Thailand | 118,216 | 2.25 |
12 | China | 100,961 | 1.92 |
13 | Japan | 93,304 | 1.77 |
14 | India | 90,688 | 1.72 |
15 | Albania | 83,024 | 1.58 |
16 | Niger | 82,422 | 1.57 |
17 | Singapore | 80,414 | 1.53 |
18 | Barbados | 74,622 | 1.42 |
19 | Botswana | 56,928 | 1.08 |
20 | Pakistan | 52,460 | 1.00 |
21 | Spain | 51,897 | 0.99 |
22 | Turkey | 49,488 | 0.94 |
23 | Algeria | 42,860 | 0.81 |
24 | United Arab Emirates | 40,996 | 0.78 |
25 | Malaysia | 29,812 | 0.57 |
26 | Brazil | 20,818 | 0.40 |
27 | Greece | 16,246 | 0.31 |
28 | Antigua and Barbuda | 15,525 | 0.29 |
29 | Canada | 14,235 | 0.27 |
30 | Netherlands Antilles | 14,195 | 0.27 |
31 | Swaziland | 11,938 | 0.23 |
32 | Portugal | 11,523 | 0.22 |
33 | Vietnam | 10,561 | 0.20 |
34 | Mexico | 9,458 | 0.18 |
35 | South Africa | 9,381 | 0.18 |
36 | Niue | 7,494 | 0.14 |
Nigeria Major Imports
Market Value: 19,991 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
Rank | Country (Imports From) | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) |
1 | China | 3,588,950 | 17.95 |
2 | United States | 1,954,613 | 9.78 |
3 | Germany | 1,553,532 | 7.77 |
4 | Belgium | 1,324,292 | 6.62 |
5 | United Kingdom | 1,006,898 | 5.04 |
6 | France | 975,544 | 4.88 |
7 | Togo | 820,854 | 4.11 |
8 | United Arab Emirates | 726,632 | 3.63 |
9 | Switzerland | 718,073 | 3.59 |
10 | Japan | 701,612 | 3.51 |
11 | India | 656,639 | 3.28 |
12 | South Korea | 642,139 | 3.21 |
13 | Albania | 608,452 | 3.04 |
14 | Hong Kong | 486,127 | 2.43 |
15 | Italy | 465,451 | 2.33 |
16 | Brazil | 410,454 | 2.05 |
17 | South Africa | 361,666 | 1.81 |
18 | Netherlands | 317,725 | 1.59 |
19 | Ukraine | 259,512 | 1.30 |
20 | Singapore | 179,692 | 0.90 |
21 | Ireland | 170,055 | 0.85 |
22 | Sweden | 162,021 | 0.81 |
23 | Barbados | 161,317 | 0.81 |
24 | Botswana | 121,210 | 0.61 |
25 | Greece | 117,968 | 0.59 |
26 | Russia | 108,884 | 0.54 |
27 | New Zealand | 84,662 | 0.42 |
28 | Antigua and Barbuda | 78,231 | 0.39 |
29 | Lebanon | 72,268 | 0.36 |
30 | Chile | 71,845 | 0.36 |
31 | Turkey | 66,926 | 0.33 |
32 | Israel | 63,958 | 0.32 |
33 | Norway | 63,733 | 0.32 |
34 | Egypt | 55,730 | 0.28 |
35 | Indonesia | 46,121 | 0.23 |
36 | Spain | 45,536 | 0.23 |