Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 6.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufactures exports in Nigeria, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 6.1% for manufactures exports in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 71.9% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Nigeria peaked at 10.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1984.
Nigeria ranks 158th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 5.6% | — |
| 1963 | 1.1% | -80.4% |
| 1964 | 1.2% | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 1.1% | -4.4% |
| 1966 | 1.3% | +14.2% |
| 1967 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.3% | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 1.1% | -18.0% |
| 1970 | 0.7% | -34.2% |
| 1971 | 0.5% | -27.6% |
| 1972 | 0.6% | +22.2% |
| 1973 | 0.5% | -21.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | -61.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | -12.3% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | +10.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | -21.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | +15.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3% | +73.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | -56.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -80.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -10.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +66.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -35.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | +1678.7% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | +167.0% |
| 1997 | 3.4% | +194.0% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | -27.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -75.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -65.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +49.2% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +1523.6% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -58.8% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -35.3% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +67.4% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | +143.8% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | -34.3% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +86.4% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -61.9% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +18.0% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | +90.9% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | +32.8% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -88.9% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +84.9% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | +95.8% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | +210.6% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | -26.9% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | -18.6% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | -20.7% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -44.1% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | +24.5% |
| 2025 | 6.1% | +71.9% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 6.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.3%, 27% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 6.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.5%, 64% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +1678.7% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| 2002 | +1523.6% | 0.3% | 5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7% | 1.1% | 5.6% | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.9% | 0.6% | 3.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 0.2% | 5.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 1.0% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 2.8% | 7.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More private sector data for Nigeria
- Merchandise trade 33.3% (2025)
- Food imports 12.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 52.5% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 41.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 18.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 55.47 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 4.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 233.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1907 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Nigeria?
- Manufactures exports in Nigeria was 6.1% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1984.
- How does Nigeria rank for manufactures exports?
- Nigeria ranks 158th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.