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Trade in goods: India and Nigeria

First country

Second country

In 2025, India sold USD 3.16 billion of goods to Nigeria and bought USD 5.74 billion from it.

Constraints

  • BothTwo-way trade in goods fell 38 percent, from USD 14.3 billion in 2019 to USD 8.90 billion in 2025.
  • BothTrade is concentrated: mineral fuels and oils were 58 percent of goods trade between them in 2025.
  • BothThe two countries' customs reports differ on goods sold by India to Nigeria in 2025: India reports USD 3.16 billion and Nigeria reports USD 4.34 billion.

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: goods

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

2019: 3.68Low 2.84 / High 5.342025: 3.16

20193.68
20202.95
20214.52
20225.34
20233.96
20242.84
20253.16

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: goods

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

2019: 10.61Low 3.49 / High 10.612025: 5.74

201910.61
20206.34
20219.16
20228.76
20233.49
20245.22
20255.74

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

  • BothNigeria was India's third-biggest trading partner in Africa in 2024, after South Africa and Tanzania.
  • IndiaIndia's main exports include pharmaceuticals, vehicles, iron and steel, rice, plastics and engineering equipment.

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

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