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2022
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Exports $1.52BRnk 15 / 166
2022
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Top Product $451MPetroleum Gas
2022
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Exports $21.4BRnk 34 / 211
2022
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Top Product $792MNon-Knit Women's Suits
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -1.67Rnk 127 / 133
2022
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.12Rnk 22 / 133
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GDP$477BCURRENT US$
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2012-2022
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GDP GROWTH2.89%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$18TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH111%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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GDP PC$12,720CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH102%CURRENT US$
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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.

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.

Comparison: In 2022,  Nigeria ranked 127 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.67), and 51 in total exports ($70.7B). That same year, China ranked 22 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.12), and 1 in total exports ($3.73T).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, 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 2017 to $1.52B in 2022.

In 2017, 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 2022 to $21.4B in 2017.

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

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

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Trade between Nigeria (Flag) and China (Flag)

Nigeria Exports

China Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Nigeria
Top DestinationSpain$9.41B
China
Top DestinationUnited States$551B

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

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

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

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

Comparative Advantage Nigeria - China

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Nigeria had a large net trade with China in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.17B), Metals ($199M), and Vegetable Products ($64.2M).

During 2017, China had a large net trade with Nigeria in the exports of Machines ($5.49B), Metals ($3.37B), and Textiles ($3.33B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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

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

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

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