Niger Imports 2023
Complete list of Niger's 139 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$2.29B
Total imports (2023)
#160
Global import rank
139
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Niger imported $2.29 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #160 largest importer. Goods came from 139 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 72.3% of total import value. The leading import was rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed, valued at $76.14 million — 3.3% of total imports.
The two tables below list every source country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.
All import sources
139 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.
| # | Source | 2023 import value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | $580.86M | 25.38% |
| 2 | France | $200.78M | 8.77% |
| 3 | Nigeria | $192.49M | 8.41% |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | $184.27M | 8.05% |
| 5 | India | $127.37M | 5.57% |
| 6 | USA | $90.08M | 3.94% |
| 7 | Belgium | $84.41M | 3.69% |
| 8 | Türkiye | $74.88M | 3.27% |
| 9 | Ghana | $63.27M | 2.76% |
| 10 | Togo | $57.28M | 2.50% |
| 11 | Côte d'Ivoire | $54.40M | 2.38% |
| 12 | Japan | $45.15M | 1.97% |
| 13 | Germany | $43.54M | 1.90% |
| 14 | Netherlands | $35.80M | 1.56% |
| 15 | Thailand | $35.42M | 1.55% |
| 16 | Algeria | $35.41M | 1.55% |
| 17 | Morocco | $25.53M | 1.12% |
| 18 | Italy | $25.45M | 1.11% |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | $24.53M | 1.07% |
| 20 | Malaysia | $17.84M | 0.78% |
| 21 | Ireland | $16.85M | 0.74% |
| 22 | Senegal | $16.73M | 0.73% |
| 23 | United Kingdom | $16.72M | 0.73% |
| 24 | Benin | $15.66M | 0.68% |
| 25 | Spain | $14.21M | 0.62% |
| 26 | Indonesia | $13.54M | 0.59% |
| 27 | Rep. of Korea | $13.05M | 0.57% |
| 28 | Russian Federation | $12.75M | 0.56% |
| 29 | Pakistan | $11.90M | 0.52% |
| 30 | Brazil | $11.04M | 0.48% |
| 31 | Finland | $10.94M | 0.48% |
| 32 | Egypt | $10.58M | 0.46% |
| 33 | Greece | $10.27M | 0.45% |
| 34 | Canada | $8.59M | 0.38% |
| 35 | Sweden | $7.90M | 0.35% |
| 36 | Denmark | $7.59M | 0.33% |
| 37 | Poland | $7.50M | 0.33% |
| 38 | Tunisia | $7.14M | 0.31% |
| 39 | Switzerland | $6.96M | 0.30% |
| 40 | South Africa | $6.57M | 0.29% |
| 41 | Austria | $5.38M | 0.24% |
| 42 | Saudi Arabia | $4.38M | 0.19% |
| 43 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $3.97M | 0.17% |
| 44 | Costa Rica | $3.29M | 0.14% |
| 45 | Czechia | $3.22M | 0.14% |
| 46 | Argentina | $2.80M | 0.12% |
| 47 | Lebanon | $2.46M | 0.11% |
| 48 | Hungary | $2.41M | 0.11% |
| 49 | Australia | $2.34M | 0.10% |
| 50 | Jordan | $2.11M | 0.09% |
| 51 | Singapore | $1.96M | 0.09% |
| 52 | Namibia | $1.74M | 0.08% |
| 53 | Viet Nam | $1.60M | 0.07% |
| 54 | Bahrain | $1.60M | 0.07% |
| 55 | Kenya | $1.58M | 0.07% |
| 56 | Lithuania | $1.46M | 0.06% |
| 57 | Portugal | $1.37M | 0.06% |
| 58 | Uganda | $1.37M | 0.06% |
| 59 | Sri Lanka | $1.33M | 0.06% |
| 60 | Kuwait | $1.24M | 0.05% |
| 61 | Mexico | $1.23M | 0.05% |
| 62 | Mozambique | $1.12M | 0.05% |
| 63 | Norway | $1.07M | 0.05% |
| 64 | Mali | $1.04M | 0.05% |
| 65 | Luxembourg | $921,376 | 0.04% |
| 66 | Cyprus | $902,902 | 0.04% |
| 67 | Dem. People's Rep. of Korea | $858,020 | 0.04% |
| 68 | Chile | $738,279 | 0.03% |
| 69 | Bulgaria | $665,445 | 0.03% |
| 70 | Iran | $641,910 | 0.03% |
| 71 | Romania | $633,149 | 0.03% |
| 72 | Iceland | $614,194 | 0.03% |
| 73 | Ethiopia | $492,084 | 0.02% |
| 74 | New Zealand | $406,156 | 0.02% |
| 75 | Slovenia | $374,628 | 0.02% |
| 76 | Ukraine | $323,222 | 0.01% |
| 77 | Cambodia | $323,120 | 0.01% |
| 78 | Rwanda | $262,784 | 0.01% |
| 79 | Slovakia | $240,129 | 0.01% |
| 80 | Croatia | $206,915 | 0.01% |
| 81 | Honduras | $204,266 | 0.01% |
| 82 | Israel | $186,642 | 0.01% |
| 83 | Libya | $186,397 | 0.01% |
| 84 | Georgia | $183,158 | 0.01% |
| 85 | Malta | $171,821 | 0.01% |
| 86 | Mauritania | $166,909 | 0.01% |
| 87 | Other Asia, nes | $138,948 | 0.01% |
| 88 | United Rep. of Tanzania | $135,973 | 0.01% |
| 89 | Uruguay | $132,378 | 0.01% |
| 90 | Madagascar | $111,598 | 0.00% |
| 91 | Philippines | $107,480 | 0.00% |
| 92 | Lesotho | $106,848 | 0.00% |
| 93 | Chad | $85,044 | 0.00% |
| 94 | Kyrgyzstan | $63,505 | 0.00% |
| 95 | Estonia | $62,089 | 0.00% |
| 96 | Peru | $53,092 | 0.00% |
| 97 | Ecuador | $52,279 | 0.00% |
| 98 | Guinea | $52,157 | 0.00% |
| 99 | Angola | $43,426 | 0.00% |
| 100 | Sierra Leone | $38,075 | 0.00% |
| 101 | Serbia | $37,716 | 0.00% |
| 102 | Gabon | $36,319 | 0.00% |
| 103 | Albania | $33,898 | 0.00% |
| 104 | Latvia | $31,571 | 0.00% |
| 105 | Cameroon | $29,380 | 0.00% |
| 106 | Bangladesh | $29,141 | 0.00% |
| 107 | Gambia | $19,287 | 0.00% |
| 108 | Jamaica | $17,516 | 0.00% |
| 109 | North Macedonia | $15,999 | 0.00% |
| 110 | Eswatini | $14,406 | 0.00% |
| 111 | Turks and Caicos Isds | $12,479 | 0.00% |
| 112 | Qatar | $8,284 | 0.00% |
| 113 | Paraguay | $6,213 | 0.00% |
| 114 | New Caledonia | $5,420 | 0.00% |
| 115 | Guatemala | $4,536 | 0.00% |
| 116 | Cocos Isds | $3,921 | 0.00% |
| 117 | Bosnia Herzegovina | $2,245 | 0.00% |
| 118 | China, Macao SAR | $2,158 | 0.00% |
| 119 | Zambia | $1,981 | 0.00% |
| 120 | Botswana | $1,857 | 0.00% |
| 121 | Sudan | $1,822 | 0.00% |
| 122 | Curaçao | $1,640 | 0.00% |
| 123 | Dem. Rep. of the Congo | $1,523 | 0.00% |
| 124 | Dominican Rep. | $1,081 | 0.00% |
| 125 | Rep. of Moldova | $1,030 | 0.00% |
| 126 | El Salvador | $834 | 0.00% |
| 127 | Tokelau | $833 | 0.00% |
| 128 | Montenegro | $501 | 0.00% |
| 129 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $489 | 0.00% |
| 130 | Christmas Isds | $465 | 0.00% |
| 131 | Brunei Darussalam | $442 | 0.00% |
| 132 | Norfolk Isds | $434 | 0.00% |
| 133 | Bermuda | $208 | 0.00% |
| 134 | Cabo Verde | $141 | 0.00% |
| 135 | Myanmar | $89 | 0.00% |
| 136 | Bhutan | $72 | 0.00% |
| 137 | Nauru | $55 | 0.00% |
| 138 | Congo | $22 | 0.00% |
| 139 | Liberia | $10 | 0.00% |
Top import products (HS6)
100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.
| # | HS6 | Product | Value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $76.14M | 3.33% |
| 2 | 271000 | Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils | $62.91M | 2.75% |
| 3 | 880330 | Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803 | $57.59M | 2.52% |
| 4 | 930599 | Firearms: parts and accessories, of firearms other than the military weapons of heading 9301 | $56.41M | 2.46% |
| 5 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | $49.66M | 2.17% |
| 6 | 100620 | Cereals: husked (brown) rice | $47.77M | 2.09% |
| 7 | 271113 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes | $45.50M | 1.99% |
| 8 | 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $44.91M | 1.96% |
| 9 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $40.61M | 1.77% |
| 10 | 190219 | Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | $34.51M | 1.51% |
| 11 | 271600 | Electrical energy | $34.26M | 1.50% |
| 12 | 190190 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.c. in heading no. 1901 | $34.03M | 1.49% |
| 13 | 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $32.03M | 1.40% |
| 14 | 283711 | Cyanides and cyanide oxides: of sodium | $30.92M | 1.35% |
| 15 | 842119 | Centrifuges: n.e.c. in heading no. 8421, including centrifugal dryers (but not clothes-dryers) | $30.09M | 1.31% |
| 16 | 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $28.99M | 1.27% |
| 17 | 848180 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $25.22M | 1.10% |
| 18 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $24.57M | 1.07% |
| 19 | 851762 | Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $22.81M | 1.00% |
| 20 | 300220 | Vaccines: for human medicine | $22.09M | 0.97% |
| 21 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10 | $21.89M | 0.96% |
| 22 | 854449 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors | $21.03M | 0.92% |
| 23 | 870210 | Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), new or used | $18.86M | 0.82% |
| 24 | 630900 | Clothing: worn, and other worn articles | $18.51M | 0.81% |
| 25 | 870421 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $17.21M | 0.75% |
| 26 | 842129 | Machinery: for filtering or purifying liquids, n.e.c. in item no. 8421.2 | $16.89M | 0.74% |
| 27 | 870323 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | $15.40M | 0.67% |
| 28 | 210410 | Soups and broths and preparations therefor | $14.97M | 0.65% |
| 29 | 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | $14.89M | 0.65% |
| 30 | 190230 | Food preparations: pasta (excluding stuffed), cooked or otherwise prepared | $14.43M | 0.63% |
| 31 | 841370 | Pumps: centrifugal, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquids | $13.53M | 0.59% |
| 32 | 870120 | Tractors: road, for semi-trailers | $13.48M | 0.59% |
| 33 | 901380 | Optical devices, appliances and instruments: n.e.c. in heading no. 9013 (including liquid crystal devices) | $13.41M | 0.59% |
| 34 | 210390 | Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings | $13.20M | 0.58% |
| 35 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $13.12M | 0.57% |
| 36 | 271320 | Petroleum bitumen: obtained from bituminous minerals | $13.08M | 0.57% |
| 37 | 871120 | Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, reciprocating internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars | $12.60M | 0.55% |
| 38 | 853710 | Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $12.52M | 0.55% |
| 39 | 840890 | Engines: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for other than marine propulsion or the vehicles of chapter 87 | $12.51M | 0.55% |
| 40 | 200290 | Vegetable preparations: tomatoes, (other than whole or in pieces), prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid | $12.26M | 0.54% |
| 41 | 170490 | Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $12.24M | 0.53% |
| 42 | 730519 | Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (not seamless), (not longitudinally welded), having circular cross-sections, external diameter exceeds 406.4mm | $11.85M | 0.52% |
| 43 | 860900 | Containers: (including containers for transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport | $11.52M | 0.50% |
| 44 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $10.86M | 0.47% |
| 45 | 270120 | Briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels: manufactured from coal | $10.29M | 0.45% |
| 46 | 870423 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1 | $10.26M | 0.45% |
| 47 | 870333 | Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc | $10.13M | 0.44% |
| 48 | 730830 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors | $9.80M | 0.43% |
| 49 | 842139 | Machinery: for filtering or purifying gases, other than intake air filters for internal combustion engines | $9.80M | 0.43% |
| 50 | 730820 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, towers and lattice masts | $9.30M | 0.41% |
| 51 | 721420 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling | $9.20M | 0.40% |
| 52 | 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326 | $9.19M | 0.40% |
| 53 | 520852 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, printed, plain weave, weighing more than 100g/m2 but not more than 200g/m2 | $9.07M | 0.40% |
| 54 | 870324 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc | $8.71M | 0.38% |
| 55 | 160413 | Fish preparations: sardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats, prepared or preserved, whole or in pieces (but not minced) | $8.36M | 0.37% |
| 56 | 721410 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling | $8.16M | 0.36% |
| 57 | 842121 | Machinery: for filtering or purifying water | $7.86M | 0.34% |
| 58 | 940690 | Buildings: prefabricated, not of wood | $7.76M | 0.34% |
| 59 | 382499 | Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824 | $7.60M | 0.33% |
| 60 | 080410 | Fruit, edible: dates, fresh or dried | $7.27M | 0.32% |
| 61 | 320890 | Paints and varnishes: based on polymers n.e.c. in heading no. 3208, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium | $7.22M | 0.32% |
| 62 | 090210 | Tea, green: (not fermented), in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg | $7.12M | 0.31% |
| 63 | 853720 | Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts | $7.07M | 0.31% |
| 64 | 340119 | Soap and organic surface-active products: in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, not for toilet use | $6.94M | 0.30% |
| 65 | 842959 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: n.e.c. in item no. 8429.50 | $6.66M | 0.29% |
| 66 | 930630 | Ammunition: cartridges and parts thereof n.e.c. in heading no. 9306 | $6.59M | 0.29% |
| 67 | 841360 | Pumps: rotary positive displacement pumps, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquids | $6.47M | 0.28% |
| 68 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $6.34M | 0.28% |
| 69 | 843149 | Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | $6.27M | 0.27% |
| 70 | 970110 | Paintings, drawings and pastels: executed entirely by hand, other than drawings of heading no. 4906 | $6.23M | 0.27% |
| 71 | 842951 | Front-end shovel loaders | $6.01M | 0.26% |
| 72 | 880212 | Helicopters: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg | $5.91M | 0.26% |
| 73 | 730661 | Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), welded, of square or rectangular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73 | $5.89M | 0.26% |
| 74 | 320910 | Paints and varnishes: based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium | $5.88M | 0.26% |
| 75 | 090220 | Tea, green: (not fermented), in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg | $5.80M | 0.25% |
| 76 | 401120 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $5.70M | 0.25% |
| 77 | 040221 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight) | $5.69M | 0.25% |
| 78 | 850213 | Electric generating sets: with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of an output exceeding 375kVA | $5.67M | 0.25% |
| 79 | 847149 | Automatic data processing machines: presented in the form of systems, n.e.c. in item no. 8471.30 or 8471.41 | $5.50M | 0.24% |
| 80 | 854140 | Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED) | $5.46M | 0.24% |
| 81 | 040210 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content not exceeding 1.5% (by weight) | $5.40M | 0.24% |
| 82 | 841510 | Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, of a kind designed to be fixed to a window, wall, ceiling or floor, self-contained or "split-system" | $5.16M | 0.23% |
| 83 | 210111 | Extracts, essences and concentrates: of coffee, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee | $5.11M | 0.22% |
| 84 | 841121 | Turbo-propellers: of a power not exceeding 1100kW | $5.07M | 0.22% |
| 85 | 321410 | Mastics: painters' fillings | $5.06M | 0.22% |
| 86 | 300420 | Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $5.03M | 0.22% |
| 87 | 854460 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts | $5.00M | 0.22% |
| 88 | 903180 | Instruments, appliances and machines: for measuring or checking n.e.c. in chapter 90 | $4.95M | 0.22% |
| 89 | 730630 | Iron or non-alloy steel (excluding cast iron): tubes and pipes (not seamless), welded, of circular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73 | $4.93M | 0.22% |
| 90 | 300460 | Medicaments: containing antimalarial active principles described in Subheading Note 2 to this Chapter, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $4.90M | 0.21% |
| 91 | 842489 | Mechanical appliances: for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders, for other than agricultural or horticultural use, whether or not hand-operated | $4.88M | 0.21% |
| 92 | 850440 | Electrical static converters | $4.85M | 0.21% |
| 93 | 900630 | Cameras, photographic (excluding cinematographic): specially designed for underwater use, aerial survey, medical or surgical examination of internal organs: comparison cameras for forensic or criminological use | $4.80M | 0.21% |
| 94 | 720851 | Iron or non-alloy steel: (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mm | $4.66M | 0.20% |
| 95 | 250100 | Salt (including table salt and denatured salt): pure sodium chloride whether or not in aqueous solution: sea water | $4.66M | 0.20% |
| 96 | 847989 | Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapter | $4.63M | 0.20% |
| 97 | 730419 | Iron or steel (excluding cast iron or stainless steel): seamless, line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines | $4.53M | 0.20% |
| 98 | 731100 | Containers for compressed or liquefied gas, of iron or steel | $4.50M | 0.20% |
| 99 | 870590 | Vehicles: break-down lorries, road-sweepers, spraying lorries, mobile workshops, mobile radiological units, and other special purpose vehicles n.e.c. in heading no. 8705 | $4.48M | 0.20% |
| 100 | 210610 | Protein: concentrates and textured protein substances | $4.45M | 0.19% |