Nigeria

Nigeria Imports 2023

Complete list of Nigeria's 194 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$69.80B
Total imports (2023)
#51
Global import rank
194
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked

Nigeria imported $69.80 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #51 largest importer. Goods came from 194 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 73.2% of total import value. The leading import was preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals, valued at $17.60 billion 25.2% 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

194 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.

#Source2023 import value% of total
1China$19.86B28.45%
2Singapore$9.34B13.39%
3Belgium$5.13B7.35%
4India$4.02B5.76%
5USA$2.76B3.95%
6Netherlands$2.58B3.70%
7Malta$2.26B3.24%
8United Kingdom$1.92B2.75%
9Rep. of Korea$1.70B2.44%
10Russian Federation$1.51B2.16%
11Saudi Arabia$1.46B2.09%
12United Arab Emirates$1.37B1.97%
13Italy$1.23B1.77%
14Norway$1.20B1.72%
15Brazil$1.14B1.64%
16Germany$1.09B1.56%
17Poland$979.16M1.40%
18Türkiye$778.13M1.11%
19Latvia$689.22M0.99%
20France$679.56M0.97%
21Lithuania$622.14M0.89%
22Malaysia$593.82M0.85%
23Indonesia$552.09M0.79%
24Canada$491.49M0.70%
25South Africa$423.75M0.61%
26Japan$391.52M0.56%
27Spain$356.88M0.51%
28Ireland$274.23M0.39%
29Thailand$245.92M0.35%
30Other Asia, nes$242.00M0.35%
31Chile$232.81M0.33%
32Egypt$194.20M0.28%
33Denmark$187.32M0.27%
34Mexico$181.29M0.26%
35Austria$177.44M0.25%
36Switzerland$162.43M0.23%
37Côte d'Ivoire$153.68M0.22%
38Sweden$151.75M0.22%
39Cyprus$151.50M0.22%
40Tunisia$127.70M0.18%
41Qatar$122.33M0.18%
42Czechia$114.47M0.16%
43Morocco$111.58M0.16%
44Ghana$110.24M0.16%
45New Zealand$108.32M0.16%
46Togo$97.13M0.14%
47China, Hong Kong SAR$94.72M0.14%
48Greece$92.69M0.13%
49Viet Nam$91.37M0.13%
50Eswatini$71.43M0.10%
51Iceland$69.26M0.10%
52Kenya$62.83M0.09%
53Portugal$56.57M0.08%
54Finland$46.14M0.07%
55Argentina$42.51M0.06%
56Pakistan$41.67M0.06%
57Lebanon$41.17M0.06%
58Senegal$37.93M0.05%
59Estonia$36.48M0.05%
60Uganda$35.00M0.05%
61Romania$34.43M0.05%
62Oman$34.18M0.05%
63United Rep. of Tanzania$28.98M0.04%
64Uruguay$27.55M0.04%
65Israel$26.20M0.04%
66Slovakia$26.16M0.04%
67Yemen$25.86M0.04%
68Ethiopia$25.77M0.04%
69Bahrain$23.47M0.03%
70Equatorial Guinea$23.09M0.03%
71Slovenia$22.33M0.03%
72Australia$22.19M0.03%
73Benin$21.23M0.03%
74Madagascar$21.20M0.03%
75Hungary$20.83M0.03%
76Gabon$20.45M0.03%
77Niger$20.33M0.03%
78Bulgaria$20.08M0.03%
79Jordan$15.88M0.02%
80Mauritania$14.51M0.02%
81Angola$14.34M0.02%
82Serbia$12.31M0.02%
83Croatia$12.21M0.02%
84Sri Lanka$11.60M0.02%
85Namibia$11.52M0.02%
86Peru$11.28M0.02%
87Philippines$10.34M0.01%
88Mozambique$10.09M0.01%
89Bangladesh$9.77M0.01%
90Luxembourg$9.14M0.01%
91Colombia$8.79M0.01%
92Sudan$6.83M0.01%
93Azerbaijan$6.28M0.01%
94Cambodia$5.79M0.01%
95Cameroon$5.79M0.01%
96Panama$5.77M0.01%
97Dem. People's Rep. of Korea$5.66M0.01%
98Ukraine$5.35M0.01%
99Mongolia$4.67M0.01%
100Bosnia Herzegovina$3.59M0.01%
101North Macedonia$3.44M0.00%
102Seychelles$3.11M0.00%
103Zambia$2.65M0.00%
104Mauritius$2.57M0.00%
105Zimbabwe$2.50M0.00%
106Curaçao$2.03M0.00%
107Rep. of Moldova$1.87M0.00%
108Kuwait$1.64M0.00%
109Botswana$1.42M0.00%
110Liberia$1.16M0.00%
111Marshall Isds$1.16M0.00%
112Sierra Leone$1.11M0.00%
113Costa Rica$1.04M0.00%
114Andorra$1.02M0.00%
115Kazakhstan$1.00M0.00%
116Algeria$897,9270.00%
117Venezuela$803,7740.00%
118Myanmar$638,5940.00%
119Gibraltar$597,8590.00%
120Ecuador$539,3140.00%
121Malawi$532,2340.00%
122Rwanda$501,5340.00%
123Mali$488,7510.00%
124Georgia$421,8120.00%
125Central African Rep.$328,1240.00%
126Antigua and Barbuda$311,0280.00%
127Belarus$305,9140.00%
128Iran$303,4540.00%
129Guinea$240,3410.00%
130Dominican Rep.$190,3970.00%
131American Samoa$180,2690.00%
132Cabo Verde$145,1040.00%
133Jamaica$138,5010.00%
134Congo$125,8230.00%
135Grenada$123,5300.00%
136Montenegro$109,1540.00%
137Lao People's Dem. Rep.$101,9900.00%
138Djibouti$94,4330.00%
139Tokelau$88,8440.00%
140Nicaragua$67,1650.00%
141Br. Indian Ocean Terr.$66,5740.00%
142Burkina Faso$65,8460.00%
143Comoros$63,5810.00%
144Paraguay$55,6050.00%
145Gambia$52,2450.00%
146Albania$50,8410.00%
147Bahamas$49,9670.00%
148Sao Tome and Principe$41,7350.00%
149Guyana$41,0750.00%
150Iraq$34,9590.00%
151Armenia$33,6360.00%
152Turks and Caicos Isds$30,8260.00%
153Aruba$29,9140.00%
154Eritrea$29,8790.00%
155Afghanistan$29,7820.00%
156Br. Virgin Isds$25,4170.00%
157Brunei Darussalam$23,9880.00%
158Dem. Rep. of the Congo$23,8350.00%
159Honduras$16,2560.00%
160Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$14,5130.00%
161French Polynesia$13,6920.00%
162Libya$10,8610.00%
163Barbados$10,8190.00%
164New Caledonia$9,0660.00%
165Trinidad and Tobago$7,7540.00%
166Uzbekistan$7,6340.00%
167Papua New Guinea$7,4120.00%
168Lesotho$7,1920.00%
169Belize$5,6310.00%
170Cuba$5,1620.00%
171Kyrgyzstan$5,1410.00%
172Anguilla$4,4680.00%
173San Marino$4,3550.00%
174Norfolk Isds$3,3520.00%
175Cayman Isds$2,6860.00%
176Saint Lucia$2,4840.00%
177Dominica$2,0800.00%
178El Salvador$2,0500.00%
179Chad$1,8160.00%
180Fiji$1,2310.00%
181Palau$1,2090.00%
182China, Macao SAR$9530.00%
183Saint Kitts and Nevis$7430.00%
184Bermuda$7340.00%
185Solomon Isds$6670.00%
186Syria$6480.00%
187Haiti$6200.00%
188Guatemala$5660.00%
189Greenland$4180.00%
190Burundi$2750.00%
191Nepal$2360.00%
192Samoa$2140.00%
193Cook Isds$1630.00%
194Maldives$180.00%

Top import products (HS6)

100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.

#HS6ProductValue% of total
1271000Petroleum 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$17.60B25.22%
2871000Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles: motorised, whether or not fitted with weapons, and parts of such vehicles$9.17B13.15%
3100119Cereals: wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed$1.58B2.27%
4100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed$1.37B1.96%
5170114Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter$735.08M1.05%
6851762Communication 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$625.14M0.90%
7300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$447.23M0.64%
8871120Motorcycles (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$411.75M0.59%
9870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708$388.01M0.56%
10851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$355.87M0.51%
11670420Wigs, false beards, eyebrows and eyelashes, switches and the like and other articles n.e.c.: of human hair$352.48M0.51%
12151190Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified$316.96M0.45%
13870324Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc$303.78M0.44%
14390210Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms$296.40M0.42%
15870323Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$293.75M0.42%
16401120Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries$275.85M0.40%
17210690Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10$275.02M0.39%
18640299Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics$274.23M0.39%
19850440Electrical static converters$271.96M0.39%
20841199Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers)$268.55M0.38%
21760612Aluminium: plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square)$253.10M0.36%
22940540Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.c. in heading no. 9405$247.92M0.36%
23190190Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.c. in heading no. 1901$245.01M0.35%
24850220Electric generating sets: with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines$243.06M0.35%
25730890Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308$235.24M0.34%
26871410Motorcycles (including mopeds): parts and accessories$226.26M0.32%
27390120Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more$219.20M0.31%
28380893Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: other than containing goods of Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles$210.41M0.30%
29520852Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, printed, plain weave, weighing more than 100g/m2 but not more than 200g/m2$207.92M0.30%
30030354Fish: frozen, mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99$197.82M0.28%
31930591Firearms: parts and accessories, of military weapons of heading 9301$196.65M0.28%
32300220Vaccines: for human medicine$185.62M0.27%
33850760Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)$181.85M0.26%
34851770Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts$180.69M0.26%
35870421Vehicles: 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$178.30M0.26%
36852872Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen$175.87M0.25%
37848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves$170.82M0.24%
38390769Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of less than 78ml/g$170.67M0.24%
39691010Ceramic sinks, wash basins, wash basin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet pans, flushing cisterns, urinals and similar sanitary fixtures: of porcelain or china$167.97M0.24%
40900220Filters: mounted as parts or fittings for instruments or apparatus, of any material (excluding elements of glass not optically worked)$167.39M0.24%
41392690Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39$162.75M0.23%
42271320Petroleum bitumen: obtained from bituminous minerals$161.06M0.23%
43030355Fish: frozen, jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99$160.65M0.23%
44870333Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc$160.07M0.23%
45440839Wood, of tropical wood: as in Subheading note 2 to this Chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 4408.31, sheets for veneer or plywood, other wood sawn length wise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, not thicker than 6mm$158.85M0.23%
46600632Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04, of synthetic fibres, dyed$157.80M0.23%
47330210Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries$155.89M0.22%
48854140Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED)$154.75M0.22%
49870120Tractors: road, for semi-trailers$154.35M0.22%
50390110Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94$150.30M0.22%
51271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes$150.03M0.21%
52040221Dairy 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)$149.90M0.21%
53841510Air 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"$149.18M0.21%
54850423Electrical transformers: liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity exceeding 10,000kVA$147.42M0.21%
55841182Turbines: gas-turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers), of a power exceeding 5000kW$141.65M0.20%
56721070Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics$139.38M0.20%
57441233Plywood: with sheets of wood only: not bamboo: each ply 6mm or less, with at least one outer ply of alder, ash, beech, birch, cherry, chestnut, elm, eucalyptus, hickory, horse chestnut, lime, maple, oak, plane, poplar, aspen, robinia, tulipwood or walnut$138.93M0.20%
58870390Vehicles: for transport of persons (other than those of heading no. 8702) n.e.c. in heading no. 8703$134.62M0.19%
59854449Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors$132.32M0.19%
60853710Boards, 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$131.44M0.19%
61843149Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431$130.78M0.19%
62292242Amino-acids, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function, and their esters: glutamic acid and its esters: salts thereof$122.84M0.18%
63030351Fish: frozen, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99$121.15M0.17%
64390761Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of 78ml/g or higher$117.12M0.17%
65480257Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803): printing, writing or graphic, 10% or less by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, weight 40-150g/m2, n.e.c. in item no. 4802.55 or 4802.56$116.28M0.17%
66170113Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter$114.27M0.16%
67841480Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414$113.84M0.16%
68720839Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm$112.02M0.16%
69300420Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$110.92M0.16%
70110710Malt: not roasted$110.41M0.16%
71847130Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$107.86M0.15%
72390410Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers: poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substances, in primary forms$107.11M0.15%
73841370Pumps: centrifugal, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquids$106.25M0.15%
74841490Pumps and compressors: parts, of air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors and fans, ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan$106.03M0.15%
75732393Steel, stainless: table, kitchen and other household articles and parts thereof$104.03M0.15%
76940390Furniture: parts$103.15M0.15%
77880212Helicopters: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg$102.11M0.15%
78870321Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000cc$101.99M0.15%
79620433Jackets and blazers: women's or girls', of synthetic fibres (not knitted or crocheted)$101.34M0.15%
80850720Electric accumulators: lead-acid, (other than for starting piston engines), including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)$100.81M0.14%
81551511Fabrics, woven: of polyester staple fibres n.e.c. in chapter 55, mixed mainly or solely with viscose rayon staple fibres$100.68M0.14%
82842952Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure$99.25M0.14%
83330290Odoriferous substances and mixtures: used as raw materials in industries other than the food or drink industries$99.22M0.14%
84732690Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326$97.94M0.14%
85840991Engines: parts, suitable for use solely or principally with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines (for other than aircraft)$97.13M0.14%
86870431Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$95.93M0.14%
87711319Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof$95.63M0.14%
88581092Embroidery: with visible ground, of man-made fibres, in the piece, in strips or in motifs$94.57M0.14%
89730830Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors$93.49M0.13%
90151110Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified$93.33M0.13%
91252020Plasters: (consisting of calcined gypsum or calcium sulphate), whether or not coloured, with or without small quantities of accelerators or retarders$92.98M0.13%
92851761Base stations$92.95M0.13%
93852380Media n.e.c. in heading 8523, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37$91.48M0.13%
94420212Cases and containers: trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of plastics or of textile materials$90.75M0.13%
95850239Electric generating sets: (excluding those with spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines), other than wind powered$89.53M0.13%
96850610Cells and batteries: primary, manganese dioxide$88.91M0.13%
97030368Fish: frozen, blue whitings (Micromesistius poutassou, Micromesistius australis), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99$87.52M0.13%
98382499Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824$87.36M0.13%
99870423Vehicles: 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$86.14M0.12%
100730419Iron or steel (excluding cast iron or stainless steel): seamless, line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines$85.46M0.12%