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Nigeria chemical trade

Chemicals, plastics and rubber (HS chapters 28 to 40) that Nigeria exported and imported, as reported by its trade partners, with its largest HS codes and partner countries.

Suppliers in Nigeria
Exports in 2024
$902M
−0.4% vs 2023
Imports in 2024
$5.2B
−1.1% vs 2023
Trade balance
−$4.29B
Net importer
World exporter rank
#74
<0.1% of world chemical exports

Nigeria does not publish detailed six digit trade figures. Its figures for 2019 to 2024 are mirror data, built from what the 28 major economies reported about their trade with Nigeria, so treat them as a lower bound.

Trend

Nigeria's chemical exports and imports per year, 2019 to 2024, partly or fully as reported by its trade partners.

Exports$902M in 2024Imports$5.2B in 2024
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Nigeria chemical exports and imports by year, US dollars
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Nigeria chemical exports and imports by year, US dollars
YearExportsImports
2019$287M$5.08B
2020$169M$4.77B
2021$513M$6.34B
2022$1.44B$6.66B
2023$905M$5.25B
2024$902M$5.2B

By HS chapter

How Nigeria's chemical trade in 2024 splits across chapters 28 to 40.

Exports Imports

Largest HS codes

The chemical HS codes Nigeria exported and imported the most in 2024.

Top exports

  1. 13102.10Urea, whether or not in aqueous solutionAt least 7 destinations$738M
  2. 24001.22Technically specified natural rubber (TSNR)At least 11 destinations$49M
  3. 33102.21Ammonium sulphateAt least 1 destination$26.1M
  4. 43920.62Plastics plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), of poly(ethylene terephthalate)…At least 1 destination$15.5M
  5. 53915.90Waste, parings and scrapAt least 12 destinations$15.4M
  6. 63907.61Poly(ethylene terephthalate), having a viscosity number of 78 ml/g or higherAt least 10 destinations$13.4M
  7. 73907.69Poly(ethylene terephthalate), otherAt least 15 destinations$11.6M
  8. 84001.21Smoked sheetsAt least 2 destinations$9.41M
  9. 93915.10Waste, parings and scrapAt least 3 destinations$5.89M
  10. 103824.99Chemical products, mixtures and preparations not elsewhere classified in heading 3824At least 5 destinations$5.57M
  11. 114001.29Natural rubber in other forms, otherAt least 3 destinations$3.03M
  12. 123304.99Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than…At least 21 destinations$1.2M

Top imports

  1. 13902.10PolypropyleneAt least 14 supplying countries$319M
  2. 24011.20New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesAt least 15 supplying countries$251M
  3. 33808.93Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulatorsAt least 6 supplying countries$169M
  4. 43907.61Poly(ethylene terephthalate), having a viscosity number of 78 ml/g or higherAt least 3 supplying countries$163M
  5. 53901.20Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0,94 or moreAt least 13 supplying countries$150M
  6. 63926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 27 supplying countries$142M
  7. 73907.69Poly(ethylene terephthalate), otherAt least 2 supplying countries$137M
  8. 82922.42Glutamic acid and its saltsAt least 4 supplying countries$130M
  9. 93904.10Poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substancesAt least 8 supplying countries$122M
  10. 103002.41Vaccines for human medicineAt least 9 supplying countries$117M
  11. 112901.10SaturatedAt least 8 supplying countries$114M
  12. 123302.10Odoriferous substances and mixtures of a kind used in the food or drink industriesAt least 18 supplying countries$111M

Main partner countries

Where Nigeria's chemicals went and came from in 2024, among the 28 major reporting economies. Based on the top 10 partners for each HS code.

Exports to

  1. 1
    Brazil
    $572M
    63.5% of exports
  2. 2
    United States
    $187M
    20.8% of exports
  3. 3
    South Africa
    $40.3M
    4.5% of exports
  4. 4
    Spain
    $18.5M
    2.1% of exports
  5. 5
    China
    $17.1M
    1.9% of exports
  6. 6
    Poland
    $12.9M
    1.4% of exports
  7. 7
    United Kingdom
    $12.8M
    1.4% of exports
  8. 8
    Italy
    $10.3M
    1.1% of exports
  9. 9
    Malaysia
    $8.4M
    0.9% of exports
  10. 10
    Belgium
    $6.55M
    0.7% of exports

Imports from

  1. 1
    China
    $2.98B
    57.4% of imports
  2. 2
    United States
    $380M
    7.3% of imports
  3. 3
    Saudi Arabia
    $270M
    5.2% of imports
  4. 4
    South Korea
    $264M
    5.1% of imports
  5. 5
    Germany
    $171M
    3.3% of imports
  6. 6
    United Kingdom
    $141M
    2.7% of imports
  7. 7
    South Africa
    $132M
    2.5% of imports
  8. 8
    Belgium
    $131M
    2.5% of imports
  9. 9
    Indonesia
    $94.8M
    1.8% of imports
  10. 10
    Netherlands
    $90.1M
    1.7% of imports

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