Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — Nigeria

Merchandise imports in Nigeria in 2025 — 41,450,000,000 US$. Ranked 67 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 6,762.6%.

2025 41.45B US$ +0.45% vs 2024
World rank 67of 205
Period maximum 60.35B US$2022
Period minimum 540M US$1968

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — Nigeria, 1960–2025020B40B60B80B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 604,000,000 US$1962: 569,000,000 US$1964: 711,000,000 US$1966: 718,000,000 US$1968: 540,000,000 US$1970: 1,059,000,000 US$1972: 1,505,000,000 US$1974: 2,772,000,000 US$1976: 8,213,000,000 US$1978: 12,821,000,000 US$1980: 16,660,000,000 US$1982: 16,061,000,000 US$1984: 9,364,000,000 US$1986: 4,034,000,000 US$1988: 4,717,000,000 US$1990: 5,627,000,000 US$1992: 8,275,000,000 US$1994: 6,613,000,000 US$1996: 6,438,000,000 US$1998: 9,211,000,000 US$2000: 8,721,000,000 US$2002: 7,547,000,000 US$2004: 14,164,000,000 US$2006: 26,523,000,000 US$2008: 49,951,000,000 US$2010: 44,235,000,000 US$2012: 51,000,000,000 US$2014: 58,300,000,000 US$2016: 35,532,000,000 US$2018: 43,007,000,000 US$2020: 35,740,000,000 US$2022: 60,351,000,000 US$2024: 41,263,000,000 US$2025: 41,450,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +40.85B (+6,762.58%) Average annual rate: 6.72 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nigeria

Nigeria 41.45B US$
World 26.69T US$
Western Africa computed 138B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 2.35T US$
Merchandise imports — Nigeria, by year Nigeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 41.45B +187M +0.45%
2024 41.26B −8.17B −16.52%
2023 49.43B −10.92B −18.1%
2022 60.35B +8.47B +16.33%
2021 51.88B +16.14B +45.16%
2020 35.74B −19.52B −35.32%
2019 55.26B +12.25B +28.48%
2018 43.01B +11.73B +37.52%
2017 31.27B −4.26B −11.99%
2016 35.53B −9.17B −20.51%
2015 44.7B −13.6B −23.33%
2014 58.3B +2.3B +4.11%
2013 56B +5B +9.8%
2012 51B −5B −8.93%
2011 56B +11.77B +26.6%
2010 44.24B +10.33B +30.46%
2009 33.91B −16.05B −32.12%
2008 49.95B +15.12B +43.41%
2007 34.83B +8.31B +31.32%
2006 26.52B +5.77B +27.8%
2005 20.75B +6.59B +46.53%
2004 14.16B +3.31B +30.51%
2003 10.85B +3.31B +43.81%
2002 7.55B −4.04B −34.86%
2001 11.59B +2.87B +32.85%
2000 8.72B +133M +1.55%
1999 8.59B −623M −6.76%
1998 9.21B −290M −3.05%
1997 9.5B +3.06B +47.58%
1996 6.44B −1.78B −21.7%
1995 8.22B +1.61B +24.33%
1994 6.61B −895M −11.92%
1993 7.51B −767M −9.27%
1992 8.28B −711M −7.91%
1991 8.99B +3.36B +59.69%
1990 5.63B +1.44B +34.39%
1989 4.19B −530M −11.24%
1988 4.72B +805M +20.58%
1987 3.91B −122M −3.02%
1986 4.03B −4.84B −54.56%
1985 8.88B −487M −5.2%
1984 9.36B −2.89B −23.58%
1983 12.25B −3.81B −23.7%
1982 16.06B −4.82B −23.07%
1981 20.88B +4.22B +25.31%
1980 16.66B +6.44B +63.05%
1979 10.22B −2.6B −20.3%
1978 12.82B +1.73B +15.56%
1977 11.1B +2.88B +35.09%
1976 8.21B +2.17B +35.95%
1975 6.04B +3.27B +117.93%
1974 2.77B +910M +48.87%
1973 1.86B +357M +23.72%
1972 1.51B −9M −0.59%
1971 1.51B +455M +42.97%
1970 1.06B +363M +52.16%
1969 696M +156M +28.89%
1968 540M −86M −13.74%
1967 626M −92M −12.81%
1966 718M −52M −6.75%
1965 770M +59M +8.3%
1964 711M +132M +22.8%
1963 579M +10M +1.76%
1962 569M −54M −8.67%
1961 623M +19M +3.15%
1960 604M

About the indicator

The value of imports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on a CIF basis. Together with merchandise exports it gives the merchandise trade balance — the indicator most often discussed in the context of a “trade deficit” between particular countries.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.