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Trade in goods: Nigeria and United Arab Emirates

First country

Second country

In 2025, Nigeria sold USD 1.08 billion of goods to United Arab Emirates and bought USD 1.87 billion from it.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in goods grew 123 percent, from USD 1.32 billion in 2019 to USD 2.95 billion in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothTrade is concentrated: mineral fuels and oils were 80 percent of goods trade between them in 2025.

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 United Arab Emirates: goods

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

2019: 0.13Low 0.02 / High 1.082025: 1.08

20190.13
20200.03
20210.09
20220.02
20230.06
20240.15
20251.08

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

Nigeria's imports from United Arab Emirates: goods

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

2019: 1.2Low 0.83 / High 1.872025: 1.87

20191.2
20201.11
20210.83
20221.66
20230.9
20241.51
20251.87

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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