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Ethiopia-Nigeria Trade: In 2022, Ethiopia exported $14.2M to Nigeria. The main products that Ethiopia exported to Nigeria were Gas Turbines ($3.87M), Tanned Equine and Bovine Hides ($2.75M), and Dried Legumes ($976k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Nigeria have decreased at an annualized rate of 19.7%, from $42.5M in 2017 to $14.2M in 2022.

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

Nigeria-Ethiopia Trade: In 2022, Nigeria exported $134k to Ethiopia. The main products that Nigeria exported to Ethiopia were Cars ($47.9k), Computers ($17.3k), and Aircraft Parts ($10.4k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Nigeria to Ethiopia have decreased at an annualized rate of 69.8%,  from $53.8M in 2017 to $134k in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Ethiopia ranked 98 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.72), and 134 in total exports ($4.24B). 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, Ethiopia exported $14.2M to Nigeria. The main products exported from Ethiopia to Nigeria were Gas Turbines ($3.87M), Tanned Equine and Bovine Hides ($2.75M), and Dried Legumes ($976k). During the last 5 years the exports of Ethiopia to Nigeria have decreased at an annualized rate of 19.7%, from $42.5M in 2017 to $14.2M in 2022.

In 2017, Nigeria exported $134k to Ethiopia. The main products exported from Nigeria to Ethiopia were Cars ($47.9k), Computers ($17.3k), and Aircraft Parts ($10.4k). During the last 5 years the exports of Nigeria to Ethiopia have decreased at an annualized rate of 69.8%, from $53.8M in 2022 to $134k in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Ethiopia (Flag) and Nigeria (Flag)

Ethiopia Exports

Nigeria Exports

Date

Market Competitiveness

Color
Ethiopia
Top Destination
United Arab Emirates$723M
Nigeria
Top Destination
Spain$9.41B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Ethiopia than Nigeria included Somalia ($265M), United Arab Emirates ($723M), and Djibouti ($86.8M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Nigeria than Ethiopia included Spain ($9.41B), India ($8.2B), and France ($4.95B).

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

Comparative Advantage Ethiopia - Nigeria

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Ethiopia had a large net trade with Nigeria in the exports of Machines ($5.71M), Animal Hides ($3.16M), and Vegetable Products ($1.7M).

During 2017, Nigeria had a large net trade with Ethiopia in the exports of Transportation ($60.2k), Machines ($30.7k), and Metals ($11.6k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Ethiopia Nigeria+$2.72MGas Turbines
Top Product Potential Nigeria Ethiopia+$97.8kCars

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

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

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