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Iran-Nigeria Trade: In 2022, Iran exported $410k to Nigeria. The main products that Iran exported to Nigeria were Non-fillet Fresh Fish ($164k), Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($78.6k), and Other Plastic Products ($60.3k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Iran to Nigeria have decreased at an annualized rate of 52.7%, from $17.3M in 2017 to $410k in 2022.

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

Nigeria-Iran Trade: In 2022, Nigeria exported $271k to Iran. The main products that Nigeria exported to Iran were N/A. Over the past 5 years the exports of Nigeria to Iran have increased at an annualized rate of 43.5%,  from $44.6k in 2017 to $271k in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Iran ranked 60 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.072), and 86 in total exports ($15.9B). 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, Iran exported $410k to Nigeria. The main products exported from Iran to Nigeria were Non-fillet Fresh Fish ($164k), Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($78.6k), and Other Plastic Products ($60.3k). During the last 5 years the exports of Iran to Nigeria have decreased at an annualized rate of 52.7%, from $17.3M in 2017 to $410k in 2022.

In 2015, Nigeria exported $271k to Iran. There were not main exports from Nigeria to Iran in 2015. During the last 5 years the exports of Nigeria to Iran have increased at an annualized rate of 43.5%, from $44.6k in 2020 to $271k in 2015.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Iran (Flag) and Nigeria (Flag)

Nigeria Exports

Date

Market Competitiveness

Color
Iran
Top Destination
China$5.72B
Nigeria
Top Destination
Spain$9.41B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Iran than Nigeria included China ($5.72B), Turkey ($3.17B), and Pakistan ($762M).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Iran - Nigeria

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Iran had a large net trade with Nigeria in the exports of Animal Products ($243k), Plastics and Rubbers ($101k), and Machines ($38.2k).

During 2015, Nigeria had a large net trade with Iran in the exports of .

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Iran Nigeria+$307kNon-fillet Frozen Fish
Top Product Potential Nigeria Iran+$4.04kRefined 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 Iran and Nigeria. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Iran indicates it has a comparative advantage over Nigeria. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Nigeria indicates it has a comparative advantage over Iran.

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

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