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About

Italy-Nigeria Trade: In 2022, Italy exported $832M to Nigeria. The main products that Italy exported to Nigeria were Refined Petroleum ($154M), Washing and Bottling Machines ($58.6M), and Industrial Food Preperation Machinery ($24.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Italy to Nigeria have increased at an annualized rate of 6.53%, from $606M in 2017 to $832M in 2022.

In 2020, Italy exported services to Nigeria worth $68.9M, with Transportation ($28.6M), Other business services ($19.6M), and Communications services ($9.37M) being the largest in terms of value.

Nigeria-Italy Trade: In 2022, Nigeria exported $1.53B to Italy. The main products that Nigeria exported to Italy were Crude Petroleum ($1.4B), Tanned Sheep Hides ($26.7M), and Precious Metal Scraps ($21.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Nigeria to Italy have increased at an annualized rate of 11.1%,  from $816M in 2017 to $1.53B in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Italy ranked 17 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.29), and 7 in total exports ($634B). 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, Italy exported $832M to Nigeria. The main products exported from Italy to Nigeria were Refined Petroleum ($154M), Washing and Bottling Machines ($58.6M), and Industrial Food Preperation Machinery ($24.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of Italy to Nigeria have increased at an annualized rate of 6.53%, from $606M in 2017 to $832M in 2022.

In 2017, Nigeria exported $1.53B to Italy. The main products exported from Nigeria to Italy were Crude Petroleum ($1.4B), Tanned Sheep Hides ($26.7M), and Precious Metal Scraps ($21.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Nigeria to Italy have increased at an annualized rate of 11.1%, from $816M in 2022 to $1.53B in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Italy
Top Destination
Germany$78.5B
Nigeria
Top Destination
Spain$9.41B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Italy than Nigeria included Germany ($78.5B), United States ($68.2B), and France ($63.8B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Nigeria than Italy included India ($8.2B), Indonesia ($3.83B), and Cote d'Ivoire ($1.97B).

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

Comparative Advantage Italy - Nigeria

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Italy had a large net trade with Nigeria in the exports of Machines ($307M), Mineral Products ($163M), and Chemical Products ($76.6M).

During 2017, Nigeria had a large net trade with Italy in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.42B), Animal Hides ($40M), and Precious Metals ($22.3M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Italy Nigeria+$160MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Nigeria Italy+$879MCrude 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 Italy and Nigeria. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Italy indicates it has a comparative advantage over Nigeria. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Nigeria indicates it has a comparative advantage over Italy.

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

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