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2022
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Exports $1.61BRnk 41 / 219
2022
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Top Product $352MRefined Petroleum
2022
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Exports $520MRnk 27 / 166
2022
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Top Product $489MGold
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.24Rnk 53 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.67Rnk 127 / 133
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GDP$508BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH32%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$477BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH2.89%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $53,758CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH21.1%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$2,184CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH-19.9%CURRENT US$
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United Arab Emirates-Nigeria Trade: In 2022, United Arab Emirates exported $1.61B to Nigeria. The main products that United Arab Emirates exported to Nigeria were Refined Petroleum ($352M), Broadcasting Equipment ($159M), and Cars ($149M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Nigeria have increased at an annualized rate of 19.8%, from $653M in 2017 to $1.61B in 2022.

In 2022, United Arab Emirates did not export any services to Nigeria.

Nigeria-United Arab Emirates Trade: In 2022, Nigeria exported $520M to United Arab Emirates. The main products that Nigeria exported to United Arab Emirates were Gold ($489M), Spices ($11.9M), and Wood Charcoal ($7.24M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Nigeria to United Arab Emirates have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.95%,  from $752M in 2017 to $520M in 2022.

In 2022, Nigeria did not export any services to United Arab Emirates.

Comparison: In 2022,  United Arab Emirates ranked 53 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.24), and 18 in total exports ($402B). That same year, Nigeria ranked 127 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.67), and 51 in total exports ($70.7B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
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In 2022, United Arab Emirates exported $1.61B to Nigeria. The main products exported from United Arab Emirates to Nigeria were Refined Petroleum ($352M), Broadcasting Equipment ($159M), and Cars ($149M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Nigeria have increased at an annualized rate of 19.8%, from $653M in 2017 to $1.61B in 2022.

In 2017, Nigeria exported $520M to United Arab Emirates. The main products exported from Nigeria to United Arab Emirates were Gold ($489M), Spices ($11.9M), and Wood Charcoal ($7.24M). During the last 5 years the exports of Nigeria to United Arab Emirates have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.95%, from $752M in 2022 to $520M in 2017.

Exports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) to Nigeria (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Nigeria (Flag) to United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2022)

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Trade between United Arab Emirates (Flag) and Nigeria (Flag)

United Arab Emirates Exports

Nigeria Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
United Arab Emirates
Top DestinationIndia$51B
Nigeria
Top DestinationSpain$9.41B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from United Arab Emirates than Nigeria included India ($51B), Japan ($40.9B), and China ($32.5B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Nigeria than United Arab Emirates included Spain ($9.41B), France ($4.95B), and Netherlands ($4.23B).

Difference in imports from Nigeria (Flag) and United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage United Arab Emirates - Nigeria

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between United Arab Emirates and Nigeria by product, considering products traded by both, United Arab Emirates and Nigeria.

During 2022, United Arab Emirates had a large net trade with Nigeria in the exports of Mineral Products ($371M), Machines ($355M), and Transportation ($271M).

During 2017, Nigeria had a large net trade with United Arab Emirates in the exports of Precious Metals ($491M), Vegetable Products ($16.2M), and Wood Products ($7.41M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United Arab Emirates Nigeria+$237MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Nigeria United Arab Emirates+$15.2MGold

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 United Arab Emirates and Nigeria. This means that a dot/product with the flag of United Arab Emirates indicates it has a comparative advantage over Nigeria. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Nigeria indicates it has a comparative advantage over United Arab Emirates.

Product Space of United Arab Emirates (Flag) and Nigeria (Flag) (2022)

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