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Critical minerals: China and Nigeria

First country

Second country

In 2025, Nigeria sold USD 23.3 million of critical minerals and metals to China.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in critical minerals and metals grew 73 percent, from USD 13.6 million in 2019 to USD 23.4 million in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Nigeria sold USD 23.3 million of critical minerals and metals, and China sold almost none.

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

China's imports from Nigeria: critical minerals and metals

USD million · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by China

2019: 13.3Low 13.3 / High 55.82025: 23.3

201913.3
202029.2
202152.5
202255.8
202344.2
202423.9
202523.3

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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