Top 10 Nigerian Exports

In 2019, Nigeria shipped US$53.6 billion worth of goods around the world. Europe and Asia received the most exports from Nigeria with 39.7% and 28.2% respectively while 20.4%worth of goods were exported across Africa.

In terms of countries, India was Nigeria’s highest buyer, with 74.5% of products exported to the Asian country. Spain received 9.9%, Netherlands 9.1%, Ghana 7.5%, France 6.6%, South Africa 5.9%, United States 5.3%, Italy 4%, China 3.1%, Indonesia 2.8%, Turkey 2.5% and Canada 2.5%.

Below are Nigeria’s top 10 most valuable exports as of 2019

1. Mineral fuels including oil

US$46.7 billion (87.1% of total exports)

2. Ships, boats

$3.2 billion (5.9%)

3. Other base metal goods

$2.1 billion (3.9%)

4. Cocoa

$311.1 million (0.6%)

5. Oil seeds

$299.7 million (0.6%)

6. Fertilizers

$151.7 million (0.3%)

7. Fruits, nuts

$113.4 million (0.2%)

8. Tobacco, manufactured substitutes

$103.7 million (0.2%)

9. Raw hides, skins not furskins, leather

$75.3 million (0.1%)

10. Aircraft, spacecraft

$69.8 million (0.1%)