Nigeria
Foreign Trade
Between USA and Nigeria

Waterborne foreign imports from Nigeria to the United States in 2015 totaled $1,879,027,205. Exports to Nigeria in 2015 were $2,854,176,222.

Information about foreign trade between Nigeria and US ports is avaiable for imports and exports.

The value of container cargo imported from Nigeria represented 3.5% of all vessel imports, $66,059,569 versus $1,879,027,205.

By weight, container cargo imports from Nigeria represented 1.7% of all vessel shippments, 71,255,334 (kg) versus 4,232,625,926 (kg).

Complete details for vessel and container imports and exports since 2003 are shown in the tables and charts below.

Trade totals are only for the USA ports listed here at World Port Source.

Vessel measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $1,879,027,205  $2,854,176,222
2014  $3,812,166,058  $5,349,226,193
2013  $11,656,036,207  $5,705,721,340
2012  $18,972,419,972  $4,352,512,018
2011  $33,813,512,808  $4,241,402,715
2010  $30,462,711,925  $3,516,925,091
2009  $19,069,303,295  $3,019,887,006
2008  $37,774,049,190  $3,541,982,434
2007  $32,060,263,017  $2,192,327,097
2006  $27,636,456,140  $1,725,397,911
2005  $24,059,541,570  $1,189,803,017
2004  $15,605,196,209  $1,249,045,641
2003  $10,170,875,692  $743,129,767


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Container measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $66,059,569  $855,238,672
2014  $96,297,871  $1,036,638,011
2013  $406,004,156  $994,980,527
2012  $359,113,603  $864,609,000
2011  $235,903,908  $904,835,302
2010  $147,524,379  $798,747,729
2009  $133,827,985  $667,017,897
2008  $121,954,778  $856,872,701
2007  $24,594,744  $677,001,634
2006  $21,742,983  $442,185,879
2005  $92,123,570  $275,230,567
2004  $79,401,254  $279,840,026
2003  $228,483,342  $233,323,707


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Vessel measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  4,232,625,926  3,711,704,978
2014  4,764,817,363  5,396,676,426
2013  14,316,778,894  5,906,090,384
2012  22,069,194,254  4,613,055,400
2011  40,107,042,571  5,106,690,703
2010  50,709,216,525  5,077,792,746
2009  39,217,366,498  4,222,161,865
2008  48,678,320,693  3,694,188,512
2007  59,029,349,804  3,198,922,791
2006  56,259,552,276  2,985,297,671
2005  58,667,324,103  3,516,181,552
2004  53,835,041,204  2,642,457,524
2003  45,622,654,845  2,021,742,377


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Container measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  71,255,334  387,951,690
2014  71,255,334  396,370,035
2013  414,348,872  372,149,316
2012  319,599,066  326,141,758
2011  170,377,964  358,878,570
2010  145,871,772  281,673,071
2009  154,818,110  243,868,683
2008  108,975,298  240,843,526
2007  11,886,403  227,377,663
2006  52,287,862  149,674,817
2005  163,575,887  107,352,934
2004  274,911,495  101,819,653
2003  820,649,172  91,449,671


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Complete import and export trade data is available from the
Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau
usatrade.census.gov