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About

Portugal-Nigeria Trade: In 2022, Portugal exported $39.9M to Nigeria. The main products that Portugal exported to Nigeria were Malt Extract ($6.93M), Animal Food ($5.07M), and Stone Processing Machines ($2.07M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Portugal to Nigeria have increased at an annualized rate of 6.49%, from $29.1M in 2017 to $39.9M in 2022.

In 2020, Portugal exported services to Nigeria worth $1.14M, with Travel ($1.14M) being the largest in terms of value.

Nigeria-Portugal Trade: In 2022, Nigeria exported $1.93B to Portugal. The main products that Nigeria exported to Portugal were Crude Petroleum ($1.1B), Petroleum Gas ($814M), and Wood Charcoal ($4.52M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Nigeria to Portugal have increased at an annualized rate of 90.6%,  from $76.5M in 2017 to $1.93B in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Portugal ranked 42 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.57), and 48 in total exports ($81.7B). 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, Portugal exported $39.9M to Nigeria. The main products exported from Portugal to Nigeria were Malt Extract ($6.93M), Animal Food ($5.07M), and Stone Processing Machines ($2.07M). During the last 5 years the exports of Portugal to Nigeria have increased at an annualized rate of 6.49%, from $29.1M in 2017 to $39.9M in 2022.

In 2017, Nigeria exported $1.93B to Portugal. The main products exported from Nigeria to Portugal were Crude Petroleum ($1.1B), Petroleum Gas ($814M), and Wood Charcoal ($4.52M). During the last 5 years the exports of Nigeria to Portugal have increased at an annualized rate of 90.6%, from $76.5M in 2022 to $1.93B in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Portugal
Top Destination
Spain$20.5B
Nigeria
Top Destination
Spain$9.41B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Portugal than Nigeria included Spain ($20.5B), Germany ($8.76B), and France ($9.49B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Nigeria than Portugal included India ($8.2B), Indonesia ($3.83B), and South Africa ($2.25B).

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

Comparative Advantage Portugal - Nigeria

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Portugal had a large net trade with Nigeria in the exports of Foodstuffs ($14.7M), Machines ($8.51M), and Metals ($3.22M).

During 2017, Nigeria had a large net trade with Portugal in the exports of Mineral Products ($1.91B), Wood Products ($6.4M), and Textiles ($4.31M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Portugal Nigeria+$2.99MUncoated Paper
Top Product Potential Nigeria Portugal+$302MCrude 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 Portugal and Nigeria. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Portugal indicates it has a comparative advantage over Nigeria. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Nigeria indicates it has a comparative advantage over Portugal.

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

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