Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) was 52.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufactures imports in Nigeria, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2025, manufactures imports in Nigeria stood at 52.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Nigeria peaked at 86.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 2022.
Nigeria ranks 153rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 75.4% | — |
| 1963 | 76.8% | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 78.2% | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 80.5% | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 83.0% | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 80.9% | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 77.7% | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 75.0% | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 83.1% | +10.8% |
| 1971 | 86.2% | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 85.2% | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 84.3% | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 82.1% | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 84.6% | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 83.9% | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 83.3% | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 81.5% | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 77.4% | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 80.6% | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 73.3% | -9.0% |
| 1984 | 72.2% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 74.8% | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 79.6% | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 83.2% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 77.2% | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 75.5% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 74.7% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 66.7% | -10.8% |
| 2000 | 75.0% | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 71.0% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 75.9% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 66.3% | -12.7% |
| 2006 | 75.6% | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 74.1% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 85.5% | +15.4% |
| 2009 | 83.6% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 86.5% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 54.1% | -37.5% |
| 2012 | 72.0% | +33.1% |
| 2013 | 57.3% | -20.4% |
| 2014 | 64.1% | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 62.0% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 55.9% | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 51.6% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 57.5% | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 72.7% | +26.6% |
| 2020 | 68.1% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 53.0% | -22.1% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 52.0% | +15.4% |
| 2024 | 46.0% | -11.5% |
| 2025 | 52.5% | +14.3% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 52.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.5%, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 52.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.3%, 93% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.4% | 75.0% | 83.0% | 8 |
| 1970s | 83.2% | 77.4% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.3% | 72.2% | 83.2% | 6 |
| 1990s | 73.5% | 66.7% | 77.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 75.9% | 66.3% | 85.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 63.4% | 51.6% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.8% | 45.0% | 68.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More private sector data for Nigeria
- Merchandise trade 33.3% (2025)
- Food imports 12.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 41.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 18.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 6.1% (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 imports in Nigeria?
- Manufactures imports in Nigeria was 52.5% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 86.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 2022.
- How does Nigeria rank for manufactures imports?
- Nigeria ranks 153rd out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.