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Top 10 Items Nigeria Exports and Imports

Nairametrics by Nairametrics
August 20, 2015
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The National Bureau of Statistics released its latest foreign trade statistics which we reported here. The report contains some interesting data on import and exports in and out of Nigeria. In case you are wondering what makes up Nigeria’s export or import here is the top 15 items on both sides.

Here is a list of the top items that makes up Nigeria’s Import and Export List

2015 Exports Second  Quarter
RankingProducts Value (₦)
1stPetro.oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude  2,121,410,080,892.00
2ndNatural gas, liquefied     260,699,763,637.00
3rdPetroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons, liquefied, nes        66,441,376,215.00
4thPropane, liquefied        43,879,454,959.10
5thSesame seeds        21,781,746,959.00
6thPartially refined oil including crude oil having undergone primary refinement        13,577,043,000.00
7thCashew nuts, in shell,fresh or dried          8,759,822,113.00
8thButanes, liquefied          6,149,397,796.00
9thLeather further prepared after tanning or… of goats or kids          4,929,737,824.00
10thCigarettes containing tobacco          4,886,734,105.00
11thUrea          4,030,992,527.00
12thFrozen shrimps and prawns          3,474,216,454.00
13thAluminium alloys, unwrought          2,982,760,465.00
14thCocoa paste, wholly or partly defatted          2,967,008,529.00
15thBroken cocoa beans          2,844,108,503.00
2015 Imports Second  Quarter
RankingProducts Value (₦)
1stMotor Spirit Ordinary     140,521,551,306.00
2ndSpelt, common wheat and meslin        42,489,526,639.00
3rdMachine-tools for working stone, ceramics, concrete, etc        27,761,095,339.00
4thImported motorcycles and cycles,imported CKD by estab manuf >50cc<=250cc        26,365,422,203.00
5thSemi-milled or wholly milled rice >5kg or bulk (investors with rice milling capability)        25,377,257,508.00
6thRaw cane sugar, in solid form        25,123,246,631.00
7thDurum wheat        19,336,983,814.00
8thHerbicides, ant-sprouting products and plant- growth regulators        17,016,192,296.00
9thUnused postage, revenue or similar stamps of current or new issue in the country        14,943,187,607.00
10thFrozen cod (excl. livers and roes)        13,134,452,981.00
11thMixtures of odoriferous substances Of a kind used in the food or drink industries        13,080,112,460.00
12thOther crude palm oil        11,226,284,960.00
13thMilk&cream in powder>1.5%fat not contain sweeteningmatter specially made f        11,042,456,419.00
14thFrozen mackerel        10,864,448,307.00
15thReaction initiators, accelerators and catalytic preparations, nes        10,701,610,135.00

 

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Source; 2015 Q2 Foreign Trade Data

 

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  1. tennericko says:
    February 15, 2017 at 1:43 am

    this is interesting , so i wonder , this is something every entrepreneur should know , i am studying trade in the pre-colonial time , colonial time and post colonial time, they reveal how much youths and individuals interested in owning and establishing businesses in Nigeria need to know how this figures came out existentially.

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