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111%CURRENT US$
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About

China-Nigeria Trade: In 2022, China exported $21.4B to Nigeria. The main products that China exported to Nigeria were Non-Knit Women's Suits ($792M), Rubber Footwear ($566M), and Broadcasting Equipment ($503M). Over the past 5 years the exports of China to Nigeria have increased at an annualized rate of 11.9%, from $12.2B in 2017 to $21.4B in 2022.

In 2022, China did not export any services to Nigeria.

Nigeria-China Trade: In 2022, Nigeria exported $1.52B to China. The main products that Nigeria exported to China were Petroleum Gas ($451M), Crude Petroleum ($299M), and Lead Ore ($94.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Nigeria to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.51%,  from $1.56B in 2017 to $1.52B in 2022.

In 2022, Nigeria did not export any services to China.

Comparison: In 2022,  China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T). 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
Value

In 2022, China exported $21.4B to Nigeria. The main products exported from China to Nigeria were Non-Knit Women's Suits ($792M), Rubber Footwear ($566M), and Broadcasting Equipment ($503M). During the last 5 years the exports of China to Nigeria have increased at an annualized rate of 11.9%, from $12.2B in 2017 to $21.4B in 2022.

In 2017, Nigeria exported $1.52B to China. The main products exported from Nigeria to China were Petroleum Gas ($451M), Crude Petroleum ($299M), and Lead Ore ($94.6M). During the last 5 years the exports of Nigeria to China have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.51%, from $1.56B in 2022 to $1.52B in 2017.

Exports from China (Flag) to Nigeria (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Nigeria (Flag) to China (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
China
Top Destination
United States$551B
Nigeria
Top Destination
Spain$9.41B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from China than Nigeria included United States ($551B), Hong Kong ($276B), and Japan ($178B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Nigeria than China included Gibraltar ($1.15B).

Difference in imports from Nigeria (Flag) and China (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage China - Nigeria

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, China had a large net trade with Nigeria in the exports of Machines ($5.49B), Metals ($3.37B), and Textiles ($3.33B).

During 2017, Nigeria had a large net trade with China in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.17B), Metals ($199M), and Vegetable Products ($64.2M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential China Nigeria+$348MTelephones
Top Product Potential Nigeria China+$1.09BCrude Petroleum

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

Product Space of China (Flag) and Nigeria (Flag) (2022)

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