Summary
- Côte d'Ivoire → Nigeria
- $164million
- Nigeria → Côte d'Ivoire
- $2.4billion
- Côte d'Ivoire’s balance
- -$2.2billion
Balance
Côte d'Ivoire’s trade balance with Nigeria
Trade between Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria grew 5.5-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Côte d'Ivoire’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 0.2
- Imports 2.4
- Balance -2.2
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $80 million | $380 million | -$300 million |
| 1996 | $70 million | $499 million | -$430 million |
| 1997 | $42 million | $385 million | -$343 million |
| 1998 | $53 million | $285 million | -$232 million |
| 1999 | $33 million | $354 million | -$321 million |
| 2000 | $58 million | $601 million | -$542 million |
| 2001 | $58 million | $479 million | -$420 million |
| 2002 | $468 million | $366 million | $102 million |
| 2003 | $142 million | $501 million | -$360 million |
| 2004 | $496 million | $957 million | -$461 million |
| 2005 | $578 million | $1.4 billion | -$861 million |
| 2006 | $463 million | $1.5 billion | -$1 billion |
| 2007 | $651 million | $1.6 billion | -$957 million |
| 2008 | $628 million | $2.3 billion | -$1.7 billion |
| 2009 | $587 million | $1.3 billion | -$740 million |
| 2010 | $691 million | $2.1 billion | -$1.4 billion |
| 2011 | $645 million | $1.5 billion | -$833 million |
| 2012 | $860 million | $2.5 billion | -$1.7 billion |
| 2013 | $898 million | $2.9 billion | -$2 billion |
| 2014 | $610 million | $2.4 billion | -$1.8 billion |
| 2015 | $587 million | $2 billion | -$1.4 billion |
| 2016 | $283 million | $980 million | -$697 million |
| 2017 | $184 million | $895 million | -$710 million |
| 2018 | $201 million | $1.2 billion | -$1 billion |
| 2019 | $173 million | $1.4 billion | -$1.3 billion |
| 2020 | $126 million | $1.4 billion | -$1.3 billion |
| 2021 | $131 million | $1.1 billion | -$1 billion |
| 2022 | $190 million | $2 billion | -$1.8 billion |
| 2023 | $148 million | $2.4 billion | -$2.3 billion |
| 2024 | $164 million | $2.4 billion | -$2.2 billion |
What they sell each other
What Côte d'Ivoire sells to Nigeria
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Nigeria sells to Côte d'Ivoire
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Abidjan and Lagos is 497 nautical miles (920 km) long: ≈ 1–1.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
It does not cross any major canal or strait.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
Nigeria was Côte d'Ivoire’s 4th largest trading partner (6% of its trade), and Côte d'Ivoire was Nigeria’s 13th (2%).
- Nigeria in Côte d'Ivoire’s trade
- 5.8%
- Nigeria’s rank among Côte d'Ivoire’s partners
- 4th
- Côte d'Ivoire in Nigeria’s trade
- 2.3%
- Côte d'Ivoire’s rank among Nigeria’s partners
- 13th
Compare with
Other partners of Côte d'Ivoire
Other partners of Nigeria
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.