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About

Tanzania-Nigeria Trade: In 2022, Tanzania exported $27.4M to Nigeria. The main products that Tanzania exported to Nigeria were Equine and Bovine Hides ($7.22M), Jute and Other Textile Fibers ($5.76M), and Twine and Rope ($4.49M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Tanzania to Nigeria have increased at an annualized rate of 28.6%, from $7.81M in 2017 to $27.4M in 2022.

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

Nigeria-Tanzania Trade: In 2022, Nigeria exported $2.45M to Tanzania. The main products that Nigeria exported to Tanzania were Oscilloscopes ($1.16M), Float Glass ($306k), and Excavation Machinery ($216k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Nigeria to Tanzania have increased at an annualized rate of 20.5%,  from $966k in 2017 to $2.45M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Tanzania ranked 116 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.08), and 104 in total exports ($10B). 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, Tanzania exported $27.4M to Nigeria. The main products exported from Tanzania to Nigeria were Equine and Bovine Hides ($7.22M), Jute and Other Textile Fibers ($5.76M), and Twine and Rope ($4.49M). During the last 5 years the exports of Tanzania to Nigeria have increased at an annualized rate of 28.6%, from $7.81M in 2017 to $27.4M in 2022.

In 2017, Nigeria exported $2.45M to Tanzania. The main products exported from Nigeria to Tanzania were Oscilloscopes ($1.16M), Float Glass ($306k), and Excavation Machinery ($216k). During the last 5 years the exports of Nigeria to Tanzania have increased at an annualized rate of 20.5%, from $966k in 2022 to $2.45M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Tanzania (Flag) and Nigeria (Flag)

Tanzania Exports

Nigeria Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Tanzania
Top Destination
India$2.73B
Nigeria
Top Destination
Spain$9.41B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Tanzania than Nigeria included United Arab Emirates ($1.07B), Kenya ($482M), and Rwanda ($474M).

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

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

Comparative Advantage Tanzania - Nigeria

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Tanzania had a large net trade with Nigeria in the exports of Textiles ($13.4M), Animal Hides ($10.5M), and Foodstuffs ($1.25M).

During 2017, Nigeria had a large net trade with Tanzania in the exports of Instruments ($1.38M), Machines ($422k), and Stone And Glass ($309k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Tanzania Nigeria+$1.6MRaw Tobacco
Top Product Potential Nigeria Tanzania+$337kFloat Glass

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

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

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