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Nigeria and United States

First country

Second country

In 2025, Nigeria sold USD 3.24 billion of goods to United States and bought USD 5.58 billion from it. Their agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 35 percent in 2023, and 29 percent on average over 2019 to 2023. In 2024, 565 thousand people born in Nigeria lived in United States. In 2025, Nigeria sold USD 2.72 billion of mineral fuels and oils to United States and bought USD 3.33 billion from it.

Benefits

  • BothTrade in mineral fuels and oils runs both ways in similar amounts: Nigeria sold USD 2.72 billion and United States sold USD 3.33 billion in 2025.
  • BothTwo-way trade in pharmaceutical products grew 61 percent, from USD 11.6 million in 2019 to USD 18.6 million in 2025.
  • BothThe number of people born in Nigeria who live in United States rose from 56 thousand in 1990 to 565 thousand in 2024.

Constraints

  • BothTrade is concentrated: mineral fuels and oils were 69 percent of goods trade between them in 2025.
  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Nigeria sold USD 228 million of fertilisers, and United States sold almost none.
  • BothTwo-way trade in machinery, vehicles and iron and steel fell 64 percent, from USD 2.50 billion in 2019 to USD 905 million in 2025.

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026); United Nations General Assembly voting data (Voeten, Strezhnev and Bailey), agreement scores (retrieved 25 September 2026); UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

At a glance

Goods trade, both ways
USD 8.81 billion
2025, as reported by Nigeria
Nigeria to United States
USD 3.24 billion
2025, as reported by Nigeria
United States to Nigeria
USD 5.58 billion
2025, as reported by Nigeria

What connects Nigeria and United States

Economy

Trade in goodsIn 2025, Nigeria sold USD 3.24 billion of goods to United States and bought USD 5.58 billion from it.

Resources

EnergyIn 2025, Nigeria sold USD 2.72 billion of mineral fuels and oils to United States and bought USD 3.33 billion from it.Agriculture and foodIn 2025, Nigeria sold USD 188 million of agricultural and food products to United States and bought USD 438 million from it.FertiliserIn 2025, Nigeria sold USD 228 million of fertilisers to United States.

Industry

Supply chains and manufacturingIn 2025, Nigeria sold USD 1.5 million of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel to United States and bought USD 903 million from it.TechnologyIn 2025, Nigeria sold USD 19.0 million of electrical and electronic equipment to United States and bought USD 127 million from it.Pharma and healthIn 2025, United States sold USD 18.6 million of pharmaceutical products to Nigeria.

Diplomacy

Multilateral alignmentTheir agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 35 percent in 2023, and 29 percent on average over 2019 to 2023.Diaspora and mobilityIn 2024, 565 thousand people born in Nigeria lived in United States.

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