Strategic Lens

Canada and Nigeria

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Second country

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In 2025, Canada sold USD 599 million of goods to Nigeria and bought USD 1.71 billion from it. Both are members of the Commonwealth of Nations. Their agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 53 percent in 2023, and 54 percent on average over 2019 to 2023. In 2024, 112 thousand people born in Nigeria lived in Canada. In 2025, Nigeria sold USD 1.57 billion of mineral fuels and oils to Canada.

Benefits

BothTwo-way trade in goods grew about 3.9 times, from USD 596 million in 2019 to USD 2.31 billion in 2025.
BothTwo-way trade in mineral fuels and oils grew about 7.6 times, from USD 206 million in 2019 to USD 1.57 billion in 2025.
BothTwo-way trade in agricultural and food products grew 62 percent, from USD 219 million in 2019 to USD 354 million in 2025.

Constraints

BothTrade is concentrated: mineral fuels and oils were 68 percent of goods trade between them in 2025.
BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Nigeria sold USD 1.57 billion of mineral fuels and oils, and Canada sold almost none.
BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Canada sold USD 12.0 million of fertilisers, and Nigeria sold almost none.

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026); Wikidata, statements on membership (property P463) (retrieved 26 September 2026); United Nations General Assembly voting data (Voeten, Strezhnev and Bailey), agreement scores (retrieved 25 September 2026); UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

At a glance

Goods trade, both ways: USD 2.31 billion; 2025, as reported by Canada
Canada to Nigeria: USD 599 million; 2025, as reported by Canada
Nigeria to Canada: USD 1.71 billion; 2025, as reported by Canada

What connects Canada and Nigeria

Economy

Trade in goodsIn 2025, Canada sold USD 599 million of goods to Nigeria and bought USD 1.71 billion from it.

Resources

EnergyIn 2025, Nigeria sold USD 1.57 billion of mineral fuels and oils to Canada.Agriculture and foodIn 2025, Canada sold USD 250 million of agricultural and food products to Nigeria and bought USD 104 million from it.FertiliserIn 2025, Canada sold USD 12.0 million of fertilisers to Nigeria.

Industry

Supply chains and manufacturingIn 2025, Canada sold USD 227 million of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel to Nigeria.TechnologyIn 2025, Canada sold USD 15.8 million of electrical and electronic equipment to Nigeria.

Diplomacy

Multilateral alignmentBoth are members of the Commonwealth of Nations. Their agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 53 percent in 2023, and 54 percent on average over 2019 to 2023.Diaspora and mobilityIn 2024, 112 thousand people born in Nigeria lived in Canada.