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Mexico and Nigeria

First country

Second country

In 2025, Mexico sold USD 19.9 million of goods to Nigeria and bought USD 58.6 million from it. The DESTA database lists 1 trade agreement that includes both countries, the most recent being Global System of Trade Preferences (GSTP) (1989). Their agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 91 percent in 2023, and 92 percent on average over 2019 to 2023.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in agricultural and food products grew about 10 times, from USD 5.9 million in 2019 to USD 60.3 million in 2025.
  • BothGlobal System of Trade Preferences (GSTP), signed 1988 and in force since 1989.
  • BothTheir agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 91 percent in 2023, and 92 percent on average over 2019 to 2023.

Constraints

  • BothTwo-way trade in goods is 52 percent below its 2022 peak of USD 162 million.
  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Nigeria sold USD 51.0 million of agricultural and food products, against USD 9.3 million the other way.
  • BothTrade is concentrated: agricultural and food products were 77 percent of goods trade between them in 2025.

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026); DESTA: Design of Trade Agreements database, version 02_03 (retrieved 25 September 2026); United Nations General Assembly voting data (Voeten, Strezhnev and Bailey), agreement scores (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

At a glance

Goods trade, both ways
USD 78.5 million
2025, as reported by Mexico
Mexico to Nigeria
USD 19.9 million
2025, as reported by Mexico
Nigeria to Mexico
USD 58.6 million
2025, as reported by Mexico

What connects Mexico and Nigeria

Economy

Trade in goodsIn 2025, Mexico sold USD 19.9 million of goods to Nigeria and bought USD 58.6 million from it.

Resources

Agriculture and foodIn 2025, Mexico sold USD 9.3 million of agricultural and food products to Nigeria and bought USD 51.0 million from it.

Diplomacy

Agreements and treatiesThe DESTA database lists 1 trade agreement that includes both countries, the most recent being Global System of Trade Preferences (GSTP) (1989).Multilateral alignmentTheir agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 91 percent in 2023, and 92 percent on average over 2019 to 2023.

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