2023
Exports
$1.05BWorld Rnk 12 / 149
Flag Rnk 4 / 1096
2023
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Nitrogenous Fertilizers
-1.31Rnk 901 / 1025
2023
Imports
$128MWorld Rnk 59 / 209
Flag Rnk 78 / 1184
2023
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of Nigeria
-1.75Rnk 129 / 132

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Exports In 2023, Nigeria exported $1.05B in Nitrogenous Fertilizers, making it the 12th largest exporter of Nitrogenous Fertilizers in the world. At the same year, Nitrogenous Fertilizers was the 4th most exported product in Nigeria. The main destination of Nitrogenous Fertilizers exports from Nigeria are: Brazil ($413M), United States ($167M), Argentina ($55.8M), India ($53.8M), and Ethiopia ($35.2M).

The fastest growing export markets for Nitrogenous Fertilizers of Nigeria between 2022 and 2023 were Ethiopia ($35.2M), Italy ($29.9M), and Austria ($19.8M).

Imports In 2023, Nigeria imported $128M in Nitrogenous Fertilizers, becoming the 59th largest importer of Nitrogenous Fertilizers in the world. At the same year, Nitrogenous Fertilizers was the 78th most imported product in Nigeria. Nigeria imports Nitrogenous Fertilizers primarily from: China ($87.5M), Egypt ($21.9M), Russia ($13.1M), Turkey ($3.16M), and Lithuania ($906k).

The fastest growing import markets in Nitrogenous Fertilizers for Nigeria between 2022 and 2023 were China ($23.9M), Egypt ($19.6M), and Russia ($13M).

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* Using January 2020 exchange rates when trade data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

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EXPORTS (2023)$1.05B
IMPORTS (2023)$128M
NET TRADE (2023)$927M

In 2023, Nigeria exported $1.05B in Nitrogenous Fertilizers. The main destinations of Nigeria exports on Nitrogenous Fertilizers were Brazil ($413M), United States ($167M), Argentina ($55.8M), India ($53.8M), and Ethiopia ($35.2M).

In 2023, Nigeria imported $128M in Nitrogenous Fertilizers, mainly from China ($87.5M), Egypt ($21.9M), Russia ($13.1M), Turkey ($3.16M), and Lithuania ($906k).

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Export Destinations (2023)

Import Origins (2023)

Market Growth

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THE FASTEST GROWING Nitrogenous Fertilizers EXPORT MARKETS FOR Nigeria WERE (2022 - 2023):
Ethiopia$35.2M (1%)
Italy$29.9M (995%)
Austria$19.8M (1%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Nitrogenous Fertilizers BY Nigeria WERE (2022 - 2023):
Brazil-$451M (-52.2%)
India-$118M (-68.7%)
Mexico-$108M (-90.9%)

Change in Exports by Market (2022 - 2023)

Market Concentration

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In 2023, Nigeria's main exporting competitors in Nitrogenous Fertilizers were:
Russia $5.34B
China $5.05B
Oman $2.61B
In 2023, Nigeria's main importing competitors in Nitrogenous Fertilizers were:

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Trade Value of Nitrogenous Fertilizers by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALUnited States+ $281M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALChina+ $3.26M

Nitrogenous Fertilizers’s highest export potential is United States. With an export gap of $281M.   Nitrogenous Fertilizers’s highest import potential is China with an import gap of $3.26M.

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