Shipped Where
Imported from Nigeria, 2025
$5 billion
Share of all US imports
0.1%
Rank among sources
#56 of 218
Arrived by ship
99%

Nigeria is the 56th largest source of US imports: $5 billion in 2025.

That is 0.1% of everything the US imported. The top product line is crude oil, followed by gasoline & refined fuels.

What the US buys from Nigeria

Top products by value, 2025. Gray line is 2015 for comparison.

  1. 01Crude oil$3.6B · 72.5%
  2. 02Gasoline & refined fuels$781M · 15.6%
  3. 03Mineral or chemical fertilizers, nitrogenous$156M · 3.1%
  4. 04Cocoa beans$143M · 2.8%
  5. 05Natural gas$72.3M · 1.4%
  6. 06Soybean oilcake and other solid residues resulting from$58.5M · 1.2%
  7. 07Plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, except self-adhesive$17.6M · 0.4%
  8. 08Natural rubber$16.7M · 0.3%
All 23 products from Nigeria
  1. 09Polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins$9.7M · 0.2%
  2. 10Synthetic staple fibers, not carded$6.6M · 0.1%
  3. 11Shrimp, crab and other crustaceans$6.3M · 0.1%
  4. 12Precious and semiprecious stones, not strung, mounted etc.$4.6M · <0.1%
  5. 13Plants and parts of plants, used in perfumery, pharmacy$4.6M · <0.1%
  6. 14Wigs & hair extensions$4.2M · <0.1%
  7. 15Coconuts, brazil nuts and cashew nuts, fresh or dried$3.8M · <0.1%
  8. 16Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes$3.5M · <0.1%
  9. 17Aluminum waste and scrap$3.5M · <0.1%
  10. 18Reaction initiators$3.3M · <0.1%
  11. 19Lead, unwrought$3.1M · <0.1%
  12. 20Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits not elsewhere specified$2.8M · <0.1%
  13. 21Bran, sharps and other residues, derived from the sifting$2.3M · <0.1%
  14. 22Leguminous vegetables, dried shelled$2M · <0.1%
  15. 23Ginger, saffron, tumeric, thyme, bay leaves$1.7M · <0.1%

Excludes US goods returned after export and other special trade codes.

Nigeria's rank among US import sources

Where Nigeria placed each year, by value of goods the US imported

  1. 2010: 13th
  2. 2014: falls to 56th
  3. 2016: rises to 50th
  4. 2020: falls to 63rd
  5. 2025: falls to 56th

Where it lands

US ports of entry for goods from Nigeria, 2025. Letters match the list.

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  • ESan Juan, PR, off map

Off this map: E San Juan, PR

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99% of goods from Nigeria arrived by ship. Newark, NJ handled 36% on its own.

  1. ANewark, NJ $1.8B · 36.3%
  2. BChester, PA $1.1B · 22.9%
  3. CWilmington, DE $683M · 13.6%
  4. DPerth Amboy, NJ $281M · 5.6%
  5. ESan Juan, PR $200M · 4.0%
  6. FHonolulu, HI $150M · 3.0%

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