Nigeria Exports 2023
Complete list of Nigeria's 155 export destinations and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$63.09B
Total exports (2023)
#52
Global export rank
155
Destination countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Nigeria exported $63.09 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #52 largest exporter. Goods flowed to 155 destinations, with the top ten markets absorbing 62.1% of total export value. The leading export was petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude, valued at $45.57 billion — 72.2% of the country's export portfolio.
The two tables below list every destination 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 export destinations
155 countries and territories. Click any country for the full bilateral page.
| # | Destination | 2023 export value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | $6.14B | 9.73% |
| 2 | Spain | $5.89B | 9.33% |
| 3 | Netherlands | $5.26B | 8.34% |
| 4 | France | $4.74B | 7.51% |
| 5 | India | $3.88B | 6.15% |
| 6 | Indonesia | $3.58B | 5.67% |
| 7 | Côte d'Ivoire | $2.51B | 3.98% |
| 8 | China | $2.42B | 3.84% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | $2.39B | 3.79% |
| 10 | South Africa | $2.37B | 3.76% |
| 11 | Canada | $2.29B | 3.63% |
| 12 | Germany | $2.05B | 3.25% |
| 13 | Italy | $1.97B | 3.12% |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates | $1.37B | 2.17% |
| 15 | Portugal | $1.31B | 2.07% |
| 16 | Türkiye | $1.28B | 2.03% |
| 17 | Senegal | $950.70M | 1.51% |
| 18 | Switzerland | $848.96M | 1.35% |
| 19 | Poland | $728.74M | 1.16% |
| 20 | Brazil | $728.56M | 1.15% |
| 21 | Rep. of Korea | $717.46M | 1.14% |
| 22 | Sweden | $703.86M | 1.12% |
| 23 | Japan | $558.84M | 0.89% |
| 24 | Israel | $558.42M | 0.89% |
| 25 | Thailand | $548.76M | 0.87% |
| 26 | Uruguay | $529.47M | 0.84% |
| 27 | Viet Nam | $525.34M | 0.83% |
| 28 | Malaysia | $509.05M | 0.81% |
| 29 | Gibraltar | $477.55M | 0.76% |
| 30 | Peru | $451.48M | 0.72% |
| 31 | Belgium | $413.90M | 0.66% |
| 32 | Pakistan | $348.59M | 0.55% |
| 33 | Greece | $291.03M | 0.46% |
| 34 | Norway | $277.56M | 0.44% |
| 35 | Benin | $240.24M | 0.38% |
| 36 | Kuwait | $234.61M | 0.37% |
| 37 | Singapore | $231.40M | 0.37% |
| 38 | Niger | $192.49M | 0.31% |
| 39 | Other Asia, nes | $188.85M | 0.30% |
| 40 | Colombia | $171.70M | 0.27% |
| 41 | Cameroon | $169.45M | 0.27% |
| 42 | Jamaica | $166.43M | 0.26% |
| 43 | Togo | $164.39M | 0.26% |
| 44 | Ghana | $160.10M | 0.25% |
| 45 | Denmark | $137.43M | 0.22% |
| 46 | Serbia | $116.55M | 0.18% |
| 47 | Australia | $112.98M | 0.18% |
| 48 | Argentina | $97.33M | 0.15% |
| 49 | Philippines | $92.61M | 0.15% |
| 50 | Saudi Arabia | $92.59M | 0.15% |
| 51 | Croatia | $70.84M | 0.11% |
| 52 | Mexico | $65.50M | 0.10% |
| 53 | Dominican Rep. | $62.58M | 0.10% |
| 54 | Lithuania | $58.05M | 0.09% |
| 55 | Bangladesh | $56.79M | 0.09% |
| 56 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $52.61M | 0.08% |
| 57 | Tunisia | $41.17M | 0.07% |
| 58 | Morocco | $40.90M | 0.06% |
| 59 | Brunei Darussalam | $39.53M | 0.06% |
| 60 | Ethiopia | $29.07M | 0.05% |
| 61 | Burkina Faso | $28.07M | 0.04% |
| 62 | Austria | $27.23M | 0.04% |
| 63 | Czechia | $24.92M | 0.04% |
| 64 | Gabon | $24.20M | 0.04% |
| 65 | Mali | $22.28M | 0.04% |
| 66 | Hungary | $12.72M | 0.02% |
| 67 | Equatorial Guinea | $12.68M | 0.02% |
| 68 | Angola | $12.34M | 0.02% |
| 69 | Estonia | $11.95M | 0.02% |
| 70 | Egypt | $11.46M | 0.02% |
| 71 | Liberia | $11.43M | 0.02% |
| 72 | Romania | $10.71M | 0.02% |
| 73 | Bahrain | $10.50M | 0.02% |
| 74 | Russian Federation | $10.02M | 0.02% |
| 75 | Sri Lanka | $9.65M | 0.02% |
| 76 | Nepal | $9.03M | 0.01% |
| 77 | Nicaragua | $8.90M | 0.01% |
| 78 | El Salvador | $8.87M | 0.01% |
| 79 | Ukraine | $8.65M | 0.01% |
| 80 | Lebanon | $7.63M | 0.01% |
| 81 | Gambia | $6.75M | 0.01% |
| 82 | Ireland | $6.19M | 0.01% |
| 83 | Bulgaria | $6.14M | 0.01% |
| 84 | Sierra Leone | $5.55M | 0.01% |
| 85 | Congo | $5.38M | 0.01% |
| 86 | Jordan | $5.27M | 0.01% |
| 87 | Sudan | $4.75M | 0.01% |
| 88 | Paraguay | $3.62M | 0.01% |
| 89 | Ecuador | $3.55M | 0.01% |
| 90 | Chile | $3.41M | 0.01% |
| 91 | Guinea | $3.29M | 0.01% |
| 92 | Algeria | $3.28M | 0.01% |
| 93 | Mozambique | $3.25M | 0.01% |
| 94 | Kenya | $2.91M | 0.00% |
| 95 | United Rep. of Tanzania | $2.79M | 0.00% |
| 96 | Zambia | $2.77M | 0.00% |
| 97 | Cyprus | $2.47M | 0.00% |
| 98 | Central African Rep. | $2.31M | 0.00% |
| 99 | Honduras | $2.26M | 0.00% |
| 100 | Uganda | $2.00M | 0.00% |
| 101 | Namibia | $1.94M | 0.00% |
| 102 | Finland | $1.77M | 0.00% |
| 103 | Qatar | $1.66M | 0.00% |
| 104 | Dem. People's Rep. of Korea | $1.33M | 0.00% |
| 105 | China, Macao SAR | $1.25M | 0.00% |
| 106 | Libya | $1.05M | 0.00% |
| 107 | Iraq | $1.02M | 0.00% |
| 108 | Latvia | $943,383 | 0.00% |
| 109 | Slovakia | $849,525 | 0.00% |
| 110 | Armenia | $847,805 | 0.00% |
| 111 | Albania | $742,420 | 0.00% |
| 112 | Burundi | $740,815 | 0.00% |
| 113 | Chad | $719,440 | 0.00% |
| 114 | Sao Tome and Principe | $699,949 | 0.00% |
| 115 | Zimbabwe | $657,613 | 0.00% |
| 116 | Georgia | $623,058 | 0.00% |
| 117 | Rep. of Moldova | $597,644 | 0.00% |
| 118 | Mauritius | $444,684 | 0.00% |
| 119 | Guatemala | $441,439 | 0.00% |
| 120 | Syria | $422,302 | 0.00% |
| 121 | Cabo Verde | $421,631 | 0.00% |
| 122 | Botswana | $363,361 | 0.00% |
| 123 | Malawi | $324,666 | 0.00% |
| 124 | Costa Rica | $315,109 | 0.00% |
| 125 | Kazakhstan | $291,808 | 0.00% |
| 126 | Cambodia | $285,036 | 0.00% |
| 127 | Myanmar | $262,471 | 0.00% |
| 128 | Oman | $254,977 | 0.00% |
| 129 | North Macedonia | $232,430 | 0.00% |
| 130 | Mauritania | $218,555 | 0.00% |
| 131 | Venezuela | $157,737 | 0.00% |
| 132 | Eswatini | $149,398 | 0.00% |
| 133 | Bosnia Herzegovina | $143,261 | 0.00% |
| 134 | Yemen | $136,335 | 0.00% |
| 135 | Slovenia | $117,357 | 0.00% |
| 136 | Madagascar | $83,188 | 0.00% |
| 137 | Luxembourg | $70,421 | 0.00% |
| 138 | Montenegro | $45,463 | 0.00% |
| 139 | Belize | $41,959 | 0.00% |
| 140 | Seychelles | $40,005 | 0.00% |
| 141 | Malta | $26,174 | 0.00% |
| 142 | New Zealand | $24,101 | 0.00% |
| 143 | Iceland | $23,959 | 0.00% |
| 144 | Azerbaijan | $21,062 | 0.00% |
| 145 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | $18,672 | 0.00% |
| 146 | Rwanda | $12,745 | 0.00% |
| 147 | Uzbekistan | $10,056 | 0.00% |
| 148 | Trinidad and Tobago | $9,645 | 0.00% |
| 149 | Kyrgyzstan | $9,156 | 0.00% |
| 150 | Barbados | $8,451 | 0.00% |
| 151 | Dominica | $5,502 | 0.00% |
| 152 | Bahamas | $2,202 | 0.00% |
| 153 | Maldives | $2,117 | 0.00% |
| 154 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $763 | 0.00% |
| 155 | Lesotho | $687 | 0.00% |
Top export products (HS6)
100 product categories ranked by 2023 export value.
| # | HS6 | Product | Value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 270900 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $45.57B | 72.23% |
| 2 | 271111 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas | $6.91B | 10.95% |
| 3 | 710812 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $1.39B | 2.21% |
| 4 | 310210 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution | $1.06B | 1.67% |
| 5 | 180100 | Cocoa beans: whole or broken, raw or roasted | $753.05M | 1.19% |
| 6 | 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 | $704.70M | 1.12% |
| 7 | 271129 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, other than natural gas | $694.64M | 1.10% |
| 8 | 120740 | Oil seeds: sesamum seeds, whether or not broken | $335.60M | 0.53% |
| 9 | 253090 | Mineral substances: n.e.c. in chapter 25 | $292.62M | 0.46% |
| 10 | 271112 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane | $272.98M | 0.43% |
| 11 | 271119 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711 | $269.50M | 0.43% |
| 12 | 760120 | Aluminium: unwrought, alloys | $240.31M | 0.38% |
| 13 | 080131 | Nuts, edible: cashew nuts, fresh or dried, in shell | $221.34M | 0.35% |
| 14 | 120190 | Soya beans: other than seed, whether or not broken | $196.73M | 0.31% |
| 15 | 230400 | Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | $190.98M | 0.30% |
| 16 | 271600 | Electrical energy | $169.84M | 0.27% |
| 17 | 260900 | Tin ores and concentrates | $166.31M | 0.26% |
| 18 | 080132 | Nuts, edible: cashew nuts, fresh or dried, shelled | $158.67M | 0.25% |
| 19 | 710811 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, powder | $141.06M | 0.22% |
| 20 | 740311 | Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes | $125.06M | 0.20% |
| 21 | 060390 | Flowers, cut: flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared | $119.56M | 0.19% |
| 22 | 740400 | Copper: waste and scrap | $114.61M | 0.18% |
| 23 | 780110 | Lead: unwrought, refined | $91.38M | 0.14% |
| 24 | 260700 | Lead ores and concentrates | $86.05M | 0.14% |
| 25 | 890800 | Vessels and other floating structures: for breaking up | $85.78M | 0.14% |
| 26 | 121190 | Plants and parts (including seeds and fruits) n.e.c. in heading no. 1211, of a kind used primarily in perfumery, in pharmacy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered | $81.66M | 0.13% |
| 27 | 840610 | Turbines: steam and other vapour turbines, for marine propulsion | $74.68M | 0.12% |
| 28 | 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $72.64M | 0.12% |
| 29 | 261220 | Thorium ores and concentrates | $70.59M | 0.11% |
| 30 | 121299 | Vegetable products: fit for human consumption, n.e.c. in heading no. 1212, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground | $70.23M | 0.11% |
| 31 | 271113 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes | $66.52M | 0.11% |
| 32 | 120810 | Flours and meals: of soya beans | $64.97M | 0.10% |
| 33 | 890190 | Vessels: n.e.c. in heading no. 8901, for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods | $63.25M | 0.10% |
| 34 | 740321 | Copper: copper-zinc base alloys (brass) unwrought | $60.73M | 0.10% |
| 35 | 440290 | Wood: charcoal of wood other than bamboo (including shell or nut charcoal), whether or not agglomerated | $56.82M | 0.09% |
| 36 | 180400 | Cocoa: butter, fat and oil | $56.29M | 0.09% |
| 37 | 400122 | Rubber: technically specified natural rubber (TSNR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (excluding latex and smoked sheets) | $55.81M | 0.09% |
| 38 | 740200 | Copper: unrefined, copper anodes for electrolytic refining | $55.35M | 0.09% |
| 39 | 030617 | Crustaceans: frozen, shrimps and prawns, excluding cold-water varieties, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water | $54.56M | 0.09% |
| 40 | 260800 | Zinc ores and concentrates | $49.98M | 0.08% |
| 41 | 120110 | Soya beans: seed, whether or not broken | $49.75M | 0.08% |
| 42 | 091011 | Spices: ginger, neither crushed nor ground | $46.57M | 0.07% |
| 43 | 271121 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas | $46.08M | 0.07% |
| 44 | 180310 | Cocoa: paste, not defatted | $43.84M | 0.07% |
| 45 | 252329 | Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | $43.24M | 0.07% |
| 46 | 760200 | Aluminium: waste and scrap | $39.87M | 0.06% |
| 47 | 230230 | Bran, sharps and other residues: of wheat, whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other workings thereof | $39.09M | 0.06% |
| 48 | 780199 | Lead: unwrought, unrefined, not containing by weight antimony as the principal other element | $38.13M | 0.06% |
| 49 | 711292 | Waste and scrap of precious metals: of platinum, including metal clad with platinum but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals | $37.84M | 0.06% |
| 50 | 180320 | Cocoa: paste, wholly or partly defatted | $33.28M | 0.05% |
| 51 | 091012 | Spices: ginger, crushed or ground | $32.11M | 0.05% |
| 52 | 550320 | Fibres: synthetic staple fibres, of polyesters, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning | $31.66M | 0.05% |
| 53 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $29.58M | 0.05% |
| 54 | 261590 | Niobium, tantalum, vanadium ores and concentrates | $28.20M | 0.04% |
| 55 | 890590 | Vessels: light, fire-floats, floating cranes and other vessels, the navigability of which is subsidiary to their main function, floating docks | $25.47M | 0.04% |
| 56 | 180620 | Chocolate & other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, content exceeding 2kg | $23.03M | 0.04% |
| 57 | 711299 | Waste and scrap of precious metals: waste and scrap of precious metals including metal clad with precious metals, other than that of gold and platinum and excluding ash which contains precious metal or precious metal compounds | $22.53M | 0.04% |
| 58 | 030611 | Crustaceans: frozen, rock lobsters and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.), in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water | $20.80M | 0.03% |
| 59 | 261400 | Titanium ores and concentrates | $20.08M | 0.03% |
| 60 | 710399 | Stones: precious (other than diamonds) and semi-precious stones, (other than rubies, sapphires and emeralds), worked other than simply sawn or roughly shaped, not strung, mounted or set | $18.48M | 0.03% |
| 61 | 410530 | Tanned or crust skins: of sheep or lambs, without wool on, whether or not split, but not further prepared, in the dry state (crust) | $17.98M | 0.03% |
| 62 | 381519 | Catalysts, supported: reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, with an active substance other than nickel or precious metals or their compounds, n.e.c. or included | $17.64M | 0.03% |
| 63 | 700510 | Glass: float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, non-wired, having an absorbent reflecting or non-reflecting layer | $17.40M | 0.03% |
| 64 | 410510 | Tanned or crust skins of sheep or lambs, without wool on, whether or not split, but not further prepared, in the wet state (including wet-blue) | $17.09M | 0.03% |
| 65 | 310530 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate) | $16.96M | 0.03% |
| 66 | 252310 | Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | $16.73M | 0.03% |
| 67 | 890110 | Cruise ships, excursion boats and similar vessels, principally designed for the transport of persons, ferry boats of all kinds | $15.43M | 0.02% |
| 68 | 270120 | Briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels: manufactured from coal | $15.31M | 0.02% |
| 69 | 411310 | Leather: further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment-dressed leather, without hair on, whether or not split, other than leather of heading 41.14, of goats and kids | $15.23M | 0.02% |
| 70 | 761290 | Aluminium: casks, drums, cans, boxes and the like for any material (not compressed or liquefied gas), 300l capacity or less, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, no mechanical or thermal equipment | $13.85M | 0.02% |
| 71 | 701090 | Glass: carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers of glass, (not ampoules), used for the conveyance or packing of goods | $13.62M | 0.02% |
| 72 | 841182 | Turbines: gas-turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers), of a power exceeding 5000kW | $13.59M | 0.02% |
| 73 | 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 | $13.57M | 0.02% |
| 74 | 710310 | Stones: precious (other than diamonds) and semi-precious stones, unworked or simply sawn or roughly shaped, not strung, mounted or set | $12.96M | 0.02% |
| 75 | 180610 | Cocoa: powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | $12.91M | 0.02% |
| 76 | 760110 | Aluminium: unwrought, (not alloyed) | $12.88M | 0.02% |
| 77 | 520100 | Cotton: not carded or combed | $12.61M | 0.02% |
| 78 | 720421 | Ferrous waste and scrap: of stainless steel | $12.49M | 0.02% |
| 79 | 440349 | Wood, tropical: other than dark red meranti, light red meranti and meranti bakau, in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, untreated | $12.19M | 0.02% |
| 80 | 843069 | Machinery: for moving, levelling, scraping, grading, excavating earth minerals or ores: not self propelled n.e.c in 84.30 | $11.33M | 0.02% |
| 81 | 091099 | Spices: n.e.c. in heading no. 0910 | $11.23M | 0.02% |
| 82 | 151590 | Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions: fixed, n.e.c. in heading no. 1515, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $11.10M | 0.02% |
| 83 | 290433 | Derivatives of hydrocarbons: lithium perfluorooctane sulphonate, whether or not halogenated | $11.01M | 0.02% |
| 84 | 240319 | Tobacco: smoking, other than water pipe tobacco, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion | $10.87M | 0.02% |
| 85 | 080270 | Nuts, edible: kola nuts (Cola spp.), fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled | $10.67M | 0.02% |
| 86 | 390761 | Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of 78ml/g or higher | $10.35M | 0.02% |
| 87 | 670419 | False beards, eyebrows and eyelashes, switches and the like: of synthetic textile materials | $10.05M | 0.02% |
| 88 | 411200 | Leather: further prepared after tanning or crusting, including parchment dressed leather, of sheep or lamb, without wool on, whether or not split, other than leather of heading 41.14 | $10.02M | 0.02% |
| 89 | 390769 | Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of less than 78ml/g | $9.90M | 0.02% |
| 90 | 380891 | Insecticides: other than containing goods specified in Subheading Notes 1 & 2 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles | $9.90M | 0.02% |
| 91 | 391590 | Plastics n.e.c. in heading no. 3915: waste, parings and scrap | $9.74M | 0.02% |
| 92 | 870892 | Vehicle parts: silencers (mufflers) and exhaust pipes: parts thereof | $9.55M | 0.02% |
| 93 | 310280 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, mixtures of urea and ammonium nitrate in aqueous or ammoniacal solution | $9.21M | 0.01% |
| 94 | 280519 | Alkali or alkali-earth metals: other than sodium and calcium | $8.94M | 0.01% |
| 95 | 550210 | Fibres: artificial filament tow of cellulose acetate | $8.86M | 0.01% |
| 96 | 848790 | Machinery parts: not containing electrical connectors, insulators, coils, contacts or other electrical features, n.e.c. in chapter 84, other than ships' or boats' propellers and blades therefor | $8.67M | 0.01% |
| 97 | 270119 | Coal: (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated | $8.62M | 0.01% |
| 98 | 854231 | Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits | $8.28M | 0.01% |
| 99 | 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $8.26M | 0.01% |
| 100 | 261510 | Zirconium ores and concentrates | $8.26M | 0.01% |