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Energy: Nigeria and South Africa

First country

Second country

In 2025, Nigeria sold USD 1.57 billion of mineral fuels and oils to South Africa and bought USD 1.2 million from it.

Constraints

  • BothTwo-way trade in mineral fuels and oils fell 50 percent, from USD 3.15 billion in 2019 to USD 1.57 billion in 2025.
  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Nigeria sold USD 1.57 billion of mineral fuels and oils, against USD 1.2 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

Nigeria's exports to South Africa: mineral fuels and oils

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

2019: 3.14Low 1.39 / High 3.142025: 1.57

20193.14
20202.64
20211.55
20221.39
20232.31
20241.85
20251.57

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

Nigeria's imports from South Africa: mineral fuels and oils

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

2019: 8.5Low 1.2 / High 24.42025: 1.2

20198.5
202013.1
20218.7
202224.4
20231.6
20249.3
20251.2

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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