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About

Nigeria-Vietnam Trade: In 2023, Nigeria exported $525M to Vietnam. The main products that Nigeria exported to Vietnam were Coconuts, Brazil Nuts, and Cashews ($243M), Crude Petroleum ($237M), and Other Oily Seeds ($35.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Nigeria to Vietnam have increased at an annualized rate of 5.53%, from $401M in 2018 to $525M in 2023.

In 2023, Nigeria did not export any services to Vietnam.

Vietnam-Nigeria Trade: In 2023, Vietnam exported $91.4M to Nigeria. The main products that Vietnam exported to Nigeria were Propylene Polymers ($12M), Polycarboxylic Acids ($11.2M), and Telephones ($9.71M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Vietnam to Nigeria have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.02%,  from $125M in 2018 to $91.4M in 2023.

In 2023, Vietnam did not export any services to Nigeria.

Comparison: In 2023,  Nigeria ranked 129 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.75), and 52 in total exports ($61B). That same year, Vietnam ranked 60 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.067), and 15 in total exports ($424B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Nigeria exported $525M to Vietnam. The main products exported from Nigeria to Vietnam were Coconuts, Brazil Nuts, and Cashews ($243M), Crude Petroleum ($237M), and Other Oily Seeds ($35.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of Nigeria to Vietnam have increased at an annualized rate of 5.53%, from $401M in 2018 to $525M in 2023.

In 2018, Vietnam exported $91.4M to Nigeria. The main products exported from Vietnam to Nigeria were Propylene Polymers ($12M), Polycarboxylic Acids ($11.2M), and Telephones ($9.71M). During the last 5 years the exports of Vietnam to Nigeria have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.02%, from $125M in 2023 to $91.4M in 2018.

Exports from Nigeria (Flag) to Vietnam (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Vietnam (Flag) to Nigeria (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Nigeria (Flag) and Vietnam (Flag)

Nigeria Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Nigeria
Top Destination
United States$6.29B
Vietnam
Top Destination
United States$118B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Nigeria than Vietnam included Cote d'Ivoire ($2.4B), South Africa ($2.37B), and Senegal ($1.02B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Vietnam than Nigeria included United States ($118B), China ($85.7B), and Japan ($25.1B).

Difference in imports from Vietnam (Flag) and Nigeria (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Nigeria - Vietnam

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Nigeria had a large net trade with Vietnam in the exports of Vegetable Products ($282M), Mineral Products ($237M), and Textiles ($2.29M).

During 2018, Vietnam had a large net trade with Nigeria in the exports of Machines ($31.3M), Plastics and Rubbers ($17.1M), and Chemical Products ($15.4M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential Nigeria Vietnam+$41.6MPetroleum Gas
Top Product Potential Vietnam Nigeria+$25.8MTelephones

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

Product Space of Nigeria (Flag) and Vietnam (Flag) (2023)

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