Strategic Lens

Trade in goods: 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.

Constraints

  • BothTrade is concentrated: mineral fuels and oils were 69 percent of goods trade between them in 2025.
  • BothThe two countries' customs reports differ on goods sold by Nigeria to United States in 2025: Nigeria reports USD 3.24 billion and United States reports USD 5.16 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 States: goods

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

2019: 2.82Low 1.08 / High 4.862025: 3.24

20192.82
20201.08
20212
20224.41
20234.86
20243.8
20253.24

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 States: goods

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

2019: 4.68Low 2.76 / High 5.582025: 5.58

20194.68
20205.02
20213.18
20223.38
20234.04
20242.76
20255.58

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026