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Energy: Nigeria and United Kingdom

First country

Second country

In 2025, Nigeria sold USD 981 million of mineral fuels and oils to United Kingdom and bought USD 693 million from it.

Benefits

  • BothTrade in mineral fuels and oils runs both ways in similar amounts: Nigeria sold USD 981 million and United Kingdom sold USD 693 million in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothTwo-way trade in mineral fuels and oils is 44 percent below its 2023 peak of USD 2.98 billion.

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 Kingdom: mineral fuels and oils

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

2019: 1.14Low 0.82 / High 2.492025: 0.98

20191.14
20200.82
20211.04
20221.22
20232.49
20241.2
20250.98

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 Kingdom: mineral fuels and oils

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

2019: 163.1Low 139.6 / High 6932025: 693

2019163.1
2020139.6
2021181.2
2022545.3
2023491.1
2024259.8
2025693

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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