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Supply chains and manufacturing: India and Nigeria

First country

Second country

In 2025, India sold USD 834 million of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel to Nigeria and bought USD 5.5 million from it.

Constraints

  • BothTwo-way trade in machinery, vehicles and iron and steel fell 34 percent, from USD 1.27 billion in 2019 to USD 840 million in 2025.
  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, India sold USD 834 million of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel, against USD 5.5 million the other way.

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

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

India's exports to Nigeria: machinery, vehicles and iron and steel

USD billion · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by India

2019: 1.27Low 0.7 / High 1.272025: 0.83

20191.27
20200.93
20211.09
20220.96
20230.7
20240.7
20250.83

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

India's imports from Nigeria: machinery, vehicles and iron and steel

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

2019: 2.3Low 2.1 / High 6.82025: 5.5

20192.3
20202.1
20213.2
20225.2
20236.8
20244.1
20255.5

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

More on this relationship

Benefits

  • BothMajor companies include Tata, Bajaj Auto, Ashok Leyland, Mahindra and Kirloskar.

Sources: Wikipedia: India–Nigeria relations (revision of 23 June 2026)

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