This data shows Nigeria’s total imports and exports including trade balance for the period 1981 to 2015. The data is official and was obtained from the CBN and National Bureau of Statistics.
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| Year | Imports (c.i.f) (N’billions) | Exports and Re-Export (f.o.b) (N’billions) | Balance of Trade (N’billions) |
| 1981 | 13 | 11 | (2) |
| 1982 | 10 | 9 | (1) |
| 1983 | 7 | 8 | 1 |
| 1984 | 4 | 9 | 5 |
| 1985 | 6 | 12 | 6 |
| 1986 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| 1987 | 16 | 30 | 14 |
| 1988 | 18 | 31 | 14 |
| 1989 | 25 | 60 | 35 |
| 1990 | 35 | 110 | 75 |
| 1991 | 70 | 125 | 55 |
| 1992 | 153 | 206 | 53 |
| 1993 | 182 | 190 | 8 |
| 1994 | 99 | 103 | 5 |
| 1995 | 255 | 567 | 313 |
| 1996 | 375 | 802 | 427 |
| 1997 | 448 | 785 | 338 |
| 1998 | 406 | 483 | 78 |
| 1999 | 407 | 1,559 | 1,152 |
| 2000 | 591 | 2,745 | 2,154 |
| 2001 | 885 | 1,979 | 1,094 |
| 2002 | 1,054 | 2,167 | 1,113 |
| 2003 | 1,923 | 3,109 | 1,186 |
| 2004 | 1,576 | 5,138 | 3,562 |
| 2005 | 1,780 | 6,621 | 4,842 |
| 2006 | 2,922 | 7,555 | 4,633 |
| 2007 | 4,128 | 6,882 | 2,754 |
| 2008 | 3,299 | 9,569 | 6,270 |
| 2011 | 9,893 | 19,423 | 9,530 |
| 2012 | 5,625 | 22,444 | 16,819 |
| 2013 | 7,016 | 14,245 | 7,229 |
| 2014 | 7,374 | 16,304 | 8,930 |
| 2015 | 6,698 | 9,729 | 3,031 |
