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About

Saudi Arabia-Nigeria Trade: In 2023, Saudi Arabia exported $1.46B to Nigeria. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to Nigeria were Refined Petroleum ($1.18B), Propylene Polymers ($145M), and Ethylene Polymers ($66.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Nigeria have increased at an annualized rate of 35%, from $326M in 2018 to $1.46B in 2023.

In 2023, Saudi Arabia did not export any services to Nigeria.

Nigeria-Saudi Arabia Trade: In 2023, Nigeria exported $93.6M to Saudi Arabia. The main products that Nigeria exported to Saudi Arabia were Crude Petroleum ($66.4M), Scrap Aluminium ($7.87M), and Wood Charcoal ($4.62M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Nigeria to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 26.5%,  from $11.3M in 2018 to $93.6M in 2023.

In 2023, Nigeria did not export any services to Saudi Arabia.

Comparison: In 2023,  Saudi Arabia ranked 36 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.76), and 26 in total exports ($300B). That same year, Nigeria ranked 129 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.75), and 52 in total exports ($61B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Saudi Arabia exported $1.46B to Nigeria. The main products exported from Saudi Arabia to Nigeria were Refined Petroleum ($1.18B), Propylene Polymers ($145M), and Ethylene Polymers ($66.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Nigeria have increased at an annualized rate of 35%, from $326M in 2018 to $1.46B in 2023.

In 2018, Nigeria exported $93.6M to Saudi Arabia. The main products exported from Nigeria to Saudi Arabia were Crude Petroleum ($66.4M), Scrap Aluminium ($7.87M), and Wood Charcoal ($4.62M). During the last 5 years the exports of Nigeria to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 26.5%, from $11.3M in 2023 to $93.6M in 2018.

Exports from Saudi Arabia (Flag) to Nigeria (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Nigeria (Flag) to Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Saudi Arabia (Flag) and Nigeria (Flag)

Saudi Arabia Exports

Nigeria Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Saudi Arabia
Top Destination
China$64.4B
Nigeria
Top Destination
United States$6.29B

This map shows whether countries import more from Saudi Arabia or Nigeria. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Saudi Arabia and Nigeria or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from Saudi Arabia than Nigeria included China ($64.4B), Japan ($34.7B), and India ($34.8B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Nigeria than Saudi Arabia included Cote d'Ivoire ($2.4B), Spain ($5.76B), and Senegal ($1.02B).

Difference in imports from Nigeria (Flag) and Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Saudi Arabia - Nigeria

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Saudi Arabia and Nigeria by product, considering products traded by both, Saudi Arabia and Nigeria.

During 2023, Saudi Arabia had a large net trade with Nigeria in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.18B), Plastics and Rubbers ($231M), and Chemical Products ($22.8M).

During 2018, Nigeria had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of Mineral Products ($66.4M), Metals ($14.3M), and Vegetable Products ($6.84M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Saudi Arabia Nigeria+$256MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Nigeria Saudi Arabia+$8.42MRaw Aluminium

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Saudi Arabia and Nigeria. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Saudi Arabia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Nigeria. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Nigeria indicates it has a comparative advantage over Saudi Arabia.

Product Space of Saudi Arabia (Flag) and Nigeria (Flag) (2023)

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