Strategic Lens

Fertiliser: Nigeria and South Africa

First country

Second country

In 2025, Nigeria sold USD 75.5 million of fertilisers to South Africa.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in fertilisers grew about 13 times, from USD 5.8 million in 2019 to USD 75.5 million in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Nigeria sold USD 75.5 million of fertilisers, and South Africa 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

Nigeria's exports to South Africa: fertilisers

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

2019: 5.8Low 5.8 / High 75.52025: 75.5

20195.8
202334.8
202447.6
202575.5

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026